An electricity cut on Saturday evening forced doctors at Belkhather Hospital in Tobruk to conduct caesarean section using flash lights of phone cameras, Mustafa Al-Jahani, a media official at the hospital, told reporters on Sunday.
The surgical procedure was successful, as the doctors were able to continue the rest of the operation using a generator.
Due to the electricity crisis in the country, blackouts and power failure have become a common occurrence which causes harsh effects on Libyans.
Five people died in eastern Libya, Cyrenaica, between June 27 to July 29 as a consequence of the electricity cuts, according to a recent report by the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL).
Power cuts cause death of 5 people in eastern Libya during June-July