Libya: ‘Psychological Wounds Will Take Time to Heal’ – Treating Immense Trauma in Derna in the Aftermath of Storm Daniel

Derna, Libya — “The hospital was overwhelmed with emergency cases and dead bodies,” said 29-year-old gynaecologist Dr. Nehal Anwar, who works at a maternity hospital in Derna, a port city on Libya’s northeast coast. “Even those who had survived were in a critical condition, and some were experiencing vivid visions of being trapped under the floods.”

“It’s still unbelievable to me.”

Dr. Anwar was working the night shift on 10-11 September when a sound like thunder reverberated through Derna….