TRIPOLI— The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that it provided assistance to over 150 families displaced by floods in eastern Libya.

“More than 150 families in eastern Libya have been displaced from their homes due to flash floods caused by the heavy rain over the weekend,” the UN migration agency said in a statement.

This emergency triggered the UN Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) which includes coordinated emergency assistance from World Food Programme, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Libya, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Libya and IOM to support the affected households with assistance, the statement said.

“In line with RRM’s commitment to respond within 72 hours of an emergency, IOM jointly with RRM members distributed food, core relief items and drinking water in Albayar to 85 households and in Almaraj/Tacnis to 73 households,” it said.

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK