UN: We provided urgent humanitarian aid to more than 125,000 affected people in eastern Libya.

The UN said that 21 humanitarian organizations provided humanitarian aid to more than 125,000 people affected by the hurricane that struck the regions of eastern Libya, out of a total of 250,000 people in need of assistance.

This came in a report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) published on its website, and it covers the period from September 29 to October 2, 2023.

The report stated that these organizations continue to provide support in the affected areas, while three international search and rescue teams from Turkey, Egypt, and the UAE continue their operations in Derna, which was most affected by the disaster.

The UN office said that humanitarian partners are intensifying their efforts with international organizations, providing support in the affected areas, including 7 UN agencies and 14 international and local non-governmental organizations.

Source: Libyan News Agency