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Palestine sends rescue team to floods-hit eastern Libya
By Xinhua Published: Sep 14, 2023 11:55 AM
Rescuers of a Palestinian rescue team prepare before departing for Libya, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Sept. 13, 2023. Palestine on Wednesday sent a rescue team to eastern Libya where was struck by devastating floods. According to official data, at least 5,300 people are feared dead and over 10,000 more missing after the floods, which were triggered by Mediterranean storm Daniel and hit eastern Libya on Sunday.(Photo: Xinhua)

Rescuers of a Palestinian rescue team prepare before departing for Libya, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Sept. 13, 2023. Palestine on Wednesday sent a rescue team to eastern Libya where was struck by devastating floods. According to official data, at least 5,300 people are feared dead and over 10,000 more missing after the floods, which were triggered by Mediterranean storm Daniel and hit eastern Libya on Sunday.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
A rescuer of a Palestinian rescue team prepares before departing for Libya, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Sept. 13, 2023. Palestine on Wednesday sent a rescue team to eastern Libya where was struck by devastating floods. According to official data, at least 5,300 people are feared dead and over 10,000 more missing after the floods, which were triggered by Mediterranean storm Daniel and hit eastern Libya on Sunday.(Photo: Xinhua)

A rescuer of a Palestinian rescue team prepares before departing for Libya, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Sept. 13, 2023. Palestine on Wednesday sent a rescue team to eastern Libya where was struck by devastating floods. According to official data, at least 5,300 people are feared dead and over 10,000 more missing after the floods, which were triggered by Mediterranean storm Daniel and hit eastern Libya on Sunday.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
A rescuer of a Palestinian rescue team prepares before departing for Libya, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Sept. 13, 2023. Palestine on Wednesday sent a rescue team to eastern Libya where was struck by devastating floods. According to official data, at least 5,300 people are feared dead and over 10,000 more missing after the floods, which were triggered by Mediterranean storm Daniel and hit eastern Libya on Sunday.(Photo: Xinhua)

A rescuer of a Palestinian rescue team prepares before departing for Libya, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Sept. 13, 2023. Palestine on Wednesday sent a rescue team to eastern Libya where was struck by devastating floods. According to official data, at least 5,300 people are feared dead and over 10,000 more missing after the floods, which were triggered by Mediterranean storm Daniel and hit eastern Libya on Sunday.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Palestine on Wednesday sent a rescue team to eastern Libya where was struck by devastating floods.

In a press statement sent to Xinhua, Ahmad al-Deek, political adviser at the Palestinian Foreign Ministry, said the 37-member team is leaving for Libya and will join local and international teams in rescue operations and provide aid and assistance.

In addition, al-Deek said that the floods have left at least 23 Palestinians dead and dozens of others missing, adding that the ministry is consulting the Libyan authorities to follow up on the situation.

According to official data, at least 5,300 people are feared dead and over 10,000 more missing after the floods, which were triggered by Mediterranean storm Daniel and hit eastern Libya on Sunday.