Libya has been in crisis since long-serving ruler Col Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown and killed in 2011.
Since 2014, it has been politically split between the internationally-recognised interim government in Tripoli (in the west), and the administration in Tobruk (in the east) - which doesn't recognise the Tripoli government.
Derna, a former Islamic State stronghold during the post-Gaddafi civil war, is now mostly controlled by the eastern administration.
Countries that would like to send support are having issues negotiating with the two administrations.
But despite the split, the government in Tripoli has sent a plane with 14 tonnes of medical supplies, body bags and more than 80 doctors and paramedics.
Source: BBC
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Such is life. You never know the value of something until you lose it. Today, Libyans are paying the price for failing ether knowingly or unknowingly appreciate their own. The imperialist have used them to get what they want by using the people of Libya to destroy their own and leaving them to their fate afterwards. Hope the Libyans are now getting 10 times what they use to get under Gaddafi. Just walk into the streets and ask this simple question " Who is the president of Libya"? Bet me 99% will not get you a positive answer. Today Libya is a country on paper but practically it's non functional.