The demonstrators, who gathered in front of the Sahaba Mosque in central Derna, chanted slogans against the mayor after the disaster that befell the city after Hurricane "Daniel", demanding the unification of Libya.For his part, the head of the government in charge of the Libyan House of Representatives, Osama Hammad, decided this evening, to dismiss the municipal council in Derna, and the dismissal of all its members and refer them to investigation.It is noteworthy that on the tenth of September, a devastating cyclone swept several areas in eastern Libya, most notably the cities of Derna, Benghazi, Al-Bayda, Al-Marj and Sousse, leaving destruction According to the latest statistics of the Libyan government mandated by the parliament, the number of dead in the floods in Derna reached 3283 people, after recording 31 new deaths during the past day.The Libyan unity government announced the allocation of more than $ 500 million for reconstruction operations in cities affected by the floods in the east of the country.The Libyan Attorney General, Al-Siddiq Al-Sur, announced last Friday the opening of an investigation to find out the causes of the collapse of the Derna Valley dams, stressing that the successive authorities will be held accountable before the Libyan judiciary, During a joint press conference with the Prime Minister-designate of the House of Representatives, Osama Hammad, Al-Sur said that "the Attorney General's Office began summoning the Dams Department, the competent authority for dam maintenance and the Ministry of Water Resources."
Massive demonstrations in Derna against corruption and the mayor... Video & Photos
2023-09-18T19:35:40.381Z
Highlights: Hundreds of Derna residents demonstrate against corruption. Head of the government in charge of the Libyan House of Representatives, Osama Hammad, decides to dismiss the municipal council. The number of dead in the floods in DernA reached 3283 people, after recording 31 new deaths during the past day. The Libyan unity government announced the allocation of more than $ 500 million for reconstruction operations in cities affected by floods in the east of the country. The Attorney General, Al-Siddiq Al-Sur, announced last Friday the opening of an investigation to find out the causes of the collapse of the Dern a Valley dams.

On Monday, the city of Derna in Libya witnessed demonstrations organized by hundreds of the city's residents against corruption.
Source: sputnik