Field study of Derna flood displaced people

Abstract

   Forced displacement is one of the most immediate and harmful effects of natural disasters, and in some cases occurs even before any danger occurs. Therefore, facilitating the movement of people to avoid their exposure to life-threatening situations through evacuation or planned relocation is one of the most effective ways to reduce deaths and injuries. However, being forced to flee from home, especially when return is not possible for an unknown period, tends to increase humanitarian needs and exposes people to increased risks associated with their displacement, making them more vulnerable to disruption of family relationships. If we talk about the Derna floods (Hurricane Daniel) and the resulting disaster that befell the residents of the city of Derna, with thousands of deaths, health injuries, the loss of entire families and the loss of breadwinners, in addition to disruptions in family relationships for those displaced to other cities, the general objective of this paper is to identify the repercussions of forced displacement that families in the city of Derna were exposed to on the internal relationships of the family, represented by the relationship of the husband to the wife, the relationship of the wife and husband to the children, in addition to the relationships between the children themselves, and then move on to  External relations (outside the family): the family’s relationship with new neighbors and relatives after displacement.