By Ebi Kesiena
Head of Libya’s Presidential Council, Mohamed Menfi, has admitted that the flood disaster that struck the eastern part of the country is greater than it’s capabilities.
According to Menfi, the country is in dire need of international support to aid reconstruction and investigation.
Heritage Times HT recalls that in the wake of the catastrophic flood, Prime Minister of Libya had announced that a meticulous evaluation process will be conducted before accepting foreign aid.
However, Menfi in a teleconference speech before a high-level United Nations meeting, noted that the country needs international aid, reconstruction through organizing an international conference, and global support in all stages of rescue, investigation, reconstruction, and others.
He pointed out that the disaster took tens of thousands of victims, wounded and missing people.
Also, Menfi explained that the flooding caused huge material losses to the infrastructure, left psychological effects that will last for years, and requires continuous and organized international support, as he put it, noting that Libya is “a victim of climate change that it was never been the cause of it.”
