The Deputy Head of the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) Hamza Taşdelen said the impact of Storm Daniel and floods in eastern Libya was similar to an earthquake, saying the situation on the ground was very bad.
Taşdelen told Anadolu Agency that Turkish AFAD volunteers split the storm-ravaged area into priorities based on possible rescue operations of survivors.
“We have 168 volunteers in Libya. They came on board three freighters with frogmen included.” Taşdelen added, saying that humanitarian aid ships were coming to Libyan coast and that AFAD would oversee the distribution of the assistance.
Taşdelen reiterated that that AFAD teams were coordinating with international relief teams on the ground to avoid overlapping operations.
After Storm Daniel hit east Libya, the Government of National Unity and its rival in the east both announced the cities ravaged by floods as disaster area, while the Presidential Council called for international aid.
