Libya
Hurricane Daniel has caused widespread damage, including the reported collapse of two dams and bridges over them near the city of Derna.
The storm has claimed thousands of lives, with thousands more people missing and 20,000 people forced to flee their homes, according to the Libyan Red Crescent.
Local authorities have launched search-and-rescue operations, while authorities and national organizations have sent medical teams and aid convoys to the affected area.
The UN in Libya has deployed emergency response staff and has mobilized assistance to people affected by the floods.
We are coordinating with the Libyan authorities to assess needs and support the ongoing relief efforts.
Morocco
According to the Moroccan authorities, nearly 3,000 people have lost their lives and more than 5,500 people have been injured in the 8 September earthquake. Most of the casualties occurred in Al-Haouz, the epicenter, and Taroudant provinces. The number of casualties is expected to increase as the search-and-rescue operations continue.
Thousands of people are sheltering outdoors, with electricity, internet and roads having been cut off in some places.
According to the Ministry of Education, 530 schools and 55 boarding schools have been damaged, mostly in Chichaoua and Taroudant provinces.
Roadblocks caused by the earthquake are gradually being lifted as rubble is being removed.
The Moroccan authorities are leading the response and have deployed massive efforts, including medical personnel and equipment.
We continue close communication with the national authorities to offer our support in the assessment, coordination and response to the situation.
Niger
Despite challenges, humanitarian operations continue across the country.
In the Maradi and Zinder regions, in the south, humanitarian partners conducted 219 field missions in the past ten days to distribute aid and carry out needs assessments.
Heavy rains continue, affecting more than 123,000 people, as well as damaging crops and killing livestock.
Humanitarians are working to ramp up efforts to respond to the needs of people affected.
Nigeria
The UN and our partners are appealing for additional funding to scale up the humanitarian response as the country faces the lean season and to address the food security and nutrition crisis in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states in the north-east.
Our humanitarian colleagues tell us that some 700,000 children under the age of five are at risk of severe acute malnutrition. This is more than double the number of cases in 2022. Some 4.3 million people are also at risk of severe hunger.
In May, we and our partners in Nigeria appealed for nearly $400 million to respond to the most severe needs in the three states through September. So far, this appeal is 51 per cent funded, with just over $200 million received.
As a result, we’ve been able to reach 2.5 million people with food assistance and more than 580,000 children and women with preventive and treatment services for malnutrition.
We urgently need funds for preventive nutrition supplies and other gaps at a time when the prices of food and fuel are rising.
