The Tunisian Interior Ministry announced the departure of its relief team from Derna in eastern Libya after it had finished its tasks of helping in search and rescue as well as aid delivery operations in the city.
The Tunisian Ministry added on Friday that the Tunisian team had recovered 113 bodies from under the rubble between September 13 and 20, saying that the team had managed to rescue one person alive and provide healthcare to 580 people.
Tunisia sent its relief team that included search and rescue personnel to Derna two days after the storm had hit the city in an effort joined by a number of countries and international organizations to alleviate the magnitude of the disaster that befell east Libya.
Storm Daniel and ensuing floods hit eastern coastal cities, especially Derna, Al-Bayda and Al-Marj, on September 10 and 11.
Two dams collapsed in Derna valley – an area locally known as Wadi Derna -, washing away entire neighborhoods and killing a number of entire families. The flood torrent obliterated around a quarter or the Mediterranean city of Derna, leaving thousands dead and missing.
