The United Nations said Monday that more than 100,000 people have fled Libya to neighbouring countries, while the capital Tripoli remains tense with insecurity and residents beginning to suffer shortages in food and medical supplies, dpa reported.
Valerie Amos, UN undersecretary general for humanitarian emergencies, said in New York there has been a scarcity of information about the real conditions in Tripoli, which remains under control of forces loyal to strongman Moamer Gaddafi.
The UN had evacuated its personnel from Tripoli, and there is now a vacuum in terms of news coming from the country.
Anti-Gaddafi forces are in control of Benghazi, Libya's second- largest city, and other smaller towns. The UN said the situation returned to normal in Benghazi and some parts of eastern Libya along the Egyptian border.
She said the health situation in the capital remained "precarious," with people injured by the fighting not receiving proper care because of a lack of medical supplies. Libya had been importing most of food supplies, and imports have dried up because of the fighting.
Over 60,000 people have fled to Egypt and another 40,000 to Tunisia, most of them Tunisian migrant workers.
The UN has urged Libya's neighbours to open their borders to people fleeing the fighting as Gaddafi's forces continued to repress pro-democracy protesters.
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