Disaster response Libya

Floods in Libya

2023
Published on Oct 02, 2023 03:14 PM  -  Updated on Apr 25, 2024 05:57 PM
TSF deployed for a mission after the massive flooding that occurred in Libya on Sunday, September 10, to support relief response through technology.

Context: Natural disaster
Start Date: 10/09/2023
Status : Ongoing
Areas of intervention : Derna, Libya

Context

Following storm Daniels, two dams collapsed, submerging a large part of the city of Derna, located in eastern Libya. The flooding caused extensive material damage and human casualties.

Mission

The TSF team provided communications means and broadband internet connectivity in a facility for relief responders and medical teams. TSF also helped solve connectivity problems in the field hospital in Derna, improving the working environment for medical teams.

The context of this mission did not allow the team to further its support in the field, but TSF will continue this response remotely.