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Flooding in Libya: MSF mobilised in response to the immense needs
The devastating floods caused by storm Daniel have split the coastal town of Derna, in eastern Libya, in two. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), which has regular operations in the west of the country, sent a team there from Tripoli.
It arrived on 14 September, donated medical kits and is beginning to assess needs. It has also met with the Ministry of Health and is working with the Libyan Red Crescent, the main humanitarian player on the ground.
Warnings of a predictable failure on Lampedusa were ignored
Images from Lampedusa showing hundreds of people left for hours in the sun before receiving assistance, and severe overcrowding at the island’s ‘hotspot,’ are evidence of a predictable failure, MSF has said.
Flooding in Libya: An emergency team is being deployed to Derna
An MSF team has arrived the evening of 13 September from Misrata to Tobruk, east Libya and is due to reach Derna today by the road, in spite of challenging conditions as Derna has been split in two parts, east and west, by the floodings.
Testimonies9/14/2023
Morocco: MSF's eye-witness account of earthquake's impact
This week, an MSF team travelled to Morocco's Chichaoua Province, located in Marrakesh-Safi, to evaluate the needs of the people living in the isolated villages affected by the strong earthquake that struck the country on the night of Friday to Saturday 8 to 9 September 2023.
Tunisia: Geo Barents survivors speak out about the violence they suffered
While European politicians were replicating deadly agreements with Tunisian leadership last July, African migrants in Tunisia were living what they described as "the worst nightmare” of their lives. Many of these people are still targeted in a country that is unsafe for them.
Testimonies9/12/2023
Earthquake in Morocco : "It's really incredible, the devastation that we saw"
An emergency team arrived in Morocco on 10 September to assess the situation and needs following the earthquake that struck the centre of the country on Friday 8 September.
John Johnson, emergency coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières, describes the situation on the ground, the medical needs and the outpouring of solidarity that followed this natural disaster.
Press releases9/9/2023
Earthquake in Morocco: MSF assesses needs on site
The provisional death toll from the magnitude 7 earthquake that struck central Morocco on Friday night has now exceeded 1,000 and 1,200 people have been injured. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is extremely saddened by the tragic news of the earthquake that struck Morocco and by the high number of victims already reported.
Kostiantynivka: 34 patients hospitalised after deadly attack on marketplace
After an explosion yesterday in a marketplace in Kostiantynivka, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been responding to urgent medical needs of people injured in the attack. At Kostiantynivka hospital, where MSF supports the Ministry of Health emergency department, 34 patients were admitted, with 15 of these classified as “red cases” requiring immediate lifesaving care.
Khartoum’s deadliest weekend since the conflict began- MSF treat over 100 people
Last weekend, MSF teams treated over 100 people wounded in two separate locations of Khartoum following deadly attacks. At least 49 people were killed in the strikes. This was the deadliest weekend witnessed by MSF teams in Khartoum since the beginning of the conflict, five months ago.