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Griffiths said, that was “appalling, shocking, unimaginable in its consequences”. In Libya, where the UN already had a humanitarian presence on the ground, a “completely different catastrophe” unfolded, Mr. UNReliefChief Libya: 900,000 people affected The UN humanitarian chief stressed that the response in the country was moving from the initial phase, when the focus is on finding survivors and providing for the internment of those killed, to phase two, where supporting the survivors with aid – shelter, food, medicine – becomes the main priority. He highlighted the country’s “distinguished history” of building up response capacities in recent years. Although the early figures were “terrible enough”, they are likely to be overtaken by events as rescuers work through the rubble. The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said that in Morocco, the earthquake had claimed nearly 3,000 lives. “ If you don’t have coordination, there’s chaos. That team was now being redeployed to Libya with the consent of the Moroccan authorities to support essential coordination of the humanitarian response to the deadly floods. He told reporters that within 24 hours of the earthquake which shook Morocco’s Atlas Mountain range last Friday, the UN deployed a disaster assessment and coordination ( UNDAC) team of 15 people out of Geneva and key staff from the region. Griffiths answered: “unequivocally, yes.” Libya also exports about 7 million cu m/d of gas to Europe.Asked whether the UN was “ready” when disaster struck, Mr.

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Libya, which produces mostly light, sweet crude, exports the vast majority of its production, with some 85% going to Europe, as several of its domestic refineries are offline or at severely reduced capacity due to damage from fighting. The divided country's oil sector has been extremely volatile in recent years, due to factions vying for political and military control of its economy. The NOC had only a day earlier report that Libyan crude oil production had reached 1.208 million b/d with condensate output at 48,000 b/d. High-speed winds of 80-120 km/h and rain of as much as 50-250 mm carry risks of torrents and floods in some cities, it said. 9 and was expected to bring 'severe effects' to Libya, according to a report by Middle East meteorological service Arab Weather.Ī storm with subtropical features in July/September in the Mediterranean is considered rare, and could bring heavy rain, strong winds and turbulent waves. Hurricane Daniel that had hit Greece and Turkey in the past few days was downgraded to a subtropical storm by Sept.

Steps may include removing workers and equipment from sites. Ports and shipment movements should also be monitored, and steps taken if necessary to protect industrial units, production lines, storage units and facilities from floods, NOC said. A senior NOC official confirmed the port closings.Īll companies affiliated with NOC must reduce movement outside oil sites, restrict movement and stop flights between fields, the NOC said on X, the platform formerly called Twitter. Ras Lanuf, Zueitina, Brega and Es Sidra ports will be shut for at least three days, a source familiar with the matter said. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience.