リビア大洪水の記事（3）

　エジプト軍の動きは速かったが、どうも現地にはエジプト人も結構いたようで。

BBC Libya floods: Families' heartbreak as rescuers search for survivors 14 Sep 2023　By Aoife Walsh

「More than 5,300 people are dead and thousands more are missing after ferocious flooding was unleashed on the Libyan city of Derna.」

　5300名以上の死者が確認されるというわけだが、うち80名はエジプト人だとか。

「Egypt recovered more than 80 bodies of Egyptians who died in Libya's floods, the emigration ministry said」

　しかし、ああ、この津波被災地じみた姿はイヤなもんですな。

　衛星写真でビフォー・アフターを見てみよう、という記事。

BBC Libya flood: Satellite images and aerial photographs show destruction 14 Sep 2023　By The Visual Journalism Team

「Satellite images show the scale of destruction in the Libyan port of Derna after floodwaters swept away bridges, streets and communities - leaving thousands of people missing or dead.」

「Heavy rains brought by Storm Daniel at the weekend caused two dams to burst on the usually dry Wadi Derna riverbed running through the city. The torrents of water and debris left a trail of devastation.」

　あー、ふだんはWadiだったんだ。Al-Eilwaｃ地区は96％が流出したのだそう。

「In the nearby neighbourhood of Al-Eilwa, around 96% of properties were reported to have been flooded.

Many properties which stood near the river have disappeared, leaving only their foundations visible.」

　川岸の家々は消滅し、基礎だけが残る。
　Dernaは20万人ほどの住人がいたそうだが、そのうち18千～20千が死亡したとみられる、と。10％か。地区によっては全滅か。

「Derna's population was around 200,000 before the storm hit Libya.

The city's mayor said that given number of neighbourhoods completely destroyed, between 18,000 and 20,000 people may have died.」