{"id":9179,"date":"2023-09-29T20:04:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T20:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/4-more-officials-held-after-libya-flood-disaster\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T20:04:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T20:04:10","slug":"4-more-officials-held-after-libya-flood-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/4-more-officials-held-after-libya-flood-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"4 more officials held after Libya flood disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Libya\u2019s prosecutor general has ordered the arrest of four more officials, bringing to 12 the number held as part of an inquiry into this month\u2019s flood that killed thousands.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1775305\">Flooding<\/a> caused by hurricane-strength Storm Daniel tore through eastern Libya on September 10, leaving at least 3,893 people dead and thousands more missing.<\/p>\n<p>The seaside city of Derna was the worst-hit in the flash flood, which witnesses likened to a tsunami. It burst through two dams and washed entire neighbourhoods into the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n<p>The four additional suspects, including two members of the Derna municipal council, were arrested for suspected \u201cbad management of the administrative and financial missions which were incumbent upon them\u201d, said a statement issued overnight Thursday-Friday by the prosecutor general\u2019s office in Tripoli, western Libya.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday the office ordered the arrest of eight officials, including Derna\u2019s mayor who was sacked after the flood.<\/p>\n<p>Libya\u2019s prosecutor general Al-Seddik al-Sour belongs to the internationally recognised administration in the country\u2019s west. Another, in the flood-stricken east, is backed by military strongman Khalifa Haftar.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1775857\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Friday the eastern authorities said they would begin paying compensation to people affected by the disaster, which a UN agency has said uprooted more than 43,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCheques have been handed over to the mayors\u201d after a relief committee received records of damage caused by the flooding, the government based in Libya\u2019s east said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>People whose homes were destroyed would receive 100,000 dinars ($20,500) in compensation, Faraj Kaeem, the eastern administration\u2019s deputy interior minister, said separately.<\/p>\n<p>Those with partially destroyed homes would get 50,000 dinars, while those who lost furniture or household appliances would be given 20,000 dinars, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Libya has been wracked by division since a Nato-backed uprising toppled and then killed longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>The eastern administration announced on Wednesday the creation of a fund for the reconstruction of Derna, and confirmed it would host an \u201cinternational conference\u201d on October 10 to aid the port city\u2019s reconstruction.<\/p>\n<p>The authorities have yet to specify how the new fund will be financed, but the eastern-based parliament has already allocated 10 billion dinars to reconstruction projects.<\/p>\n<p>Libya\u2019s economy is plagued by corruption.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday during talks with the European Commission, the United Nations\u2019 envoy, Abdoulaye Bathily, said he had called for funds to be monitored.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2026 emphasised the need for a joint assessment of reconstruction needs of storm-affected areas to ensure the utmost accountability in the management of reconstruction resources,\u201d he said on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Libya\u2019s prosecutor general has ordered the arrest of four more officials, bringing to 12 the number held as part of an inquiry into this month\u2019s flood that killed thousands. Flooding caused by hurricane-strength Storm Daniel tore through eastern Libya on September 10, leaving at least 3,893 people dead and thousands more missing. 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