STORY: Egypt to help Libya treat survivors of deadly floods
DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:08
LOCATION: Cairo
CATEGORY: SOCIETY/OTHERS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Egyptian president inspecting the lining-up of support and relief equipment heading to Libya (courtesy of Egyptian presidency)
2. various of Egypt dispatching three military planes to Libya carrying humanitarian aid (courtesy of Egyptian Ministry of Defense)

STORYLINE:

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has instructed the Egyptian Armed Forces to dispatch a Mistral helicopter carrier to serve as a field hospital treating those injured in Libya's deadly floods, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement on Wednesday.
   
Sisi also asked Egyptian forces and disaster-relief teams heading for Libya to "exert utmost efforts to mitigate the impact" of the disaster, it added.
   
Meanwhile, the Egyptian president has asked the country's Western Military Zone to set up camps to accommodate displaced survivors of Libya's floods, the state-run Ahram newspaper reported on Wednesday.
   
Egypt has sent three military planes carrying medical supplies, food, and rescuers to neighboring Libya, local media reported.
   
According to official data, at least 5,300 people are feared dead and over 10,000 others went missing after heavy floods hit eastern Libya on Sunday. 

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo.
(XHTV)