MADRID, 15 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
More than 250,000 people have been affected by the floods in Libya following the passage of storm ‘Daniel’, with so far 5,000 confirmed dead and nearly 30,000 displaced, according to UN figures, although the number of deaths continues to rise. increase due to the high number of missing people.
Only in the city of Derna (east) the death toll could increase to 20,000, according to the mayor of the town, Abdulmenam al Gaizi, in the midst of the search for thousands of people missing after being swept away by the waters. .
These images captured by Pléiades Neo, Airbus’ constellation of very high-resolution Earth observation satellites, show the devastation that storm ‘Daniel’ has caused in Derna with entire neighborhoods devastated by the silt left by the water in its wake. .
Drag the white line to see before and after
Pléiades Neo © Airbus DS 2023
Pléiades Neo © Airbus DS 2023
Pléiades Neo © Airbus DS 2023
Pléiades Neo © Airbus DS 2023
Pléiades Neo © Airbus DS 2023
