Libyan capital Tripoli faces water, power crisis
The UN has appealed for urgent international help Living conditions in Tripoli are becoming increasingly desperate, with most of Libya's capital without water, electricity or proper sanitation.
Hospitals are running short of supplies, and food and fuel are difficult to come by, reporters say.UN chief Ban Ki-moon has appealed for urgent humanitarian assistance and for the international community to help restore order in the country.
Fighting in the capital has died down, though clashes continue in the east.
Rebels say they are now in almost complete control of Tripoli, with just a few pockets of resistance from forces loyal to Col Gaddafi.
Nato said it had carried out several air strikes in the capital against Gaddafi forces overnight, targeting military facilities, vehicles and a surface-to-surface missile launcher.
There has been some fighting, mainly in and around the international airport, but the city centre is mostly quiet.
Elsewhere in the country the rebels have met stiff resistance near the oil port of Ras Lanuf as they prepare to attack Sirte, Col Gaddafi's birthplace and the town regarded as his last major stronghold.
Nato said it had again attacked pro-Gaddafi targets in the area ovenigh
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