Authorities in eastern Libya say at least 2,000 thousand people are believed dead and thousands more missing after a massive flood has torn through the city of Derna. Officials say that two dams have burst, washing away large swathes of the city after a powerful storm which pummelled Greece last…
Authorities in eastern Libya say at least 2,000 thousand people are believed dead and thousands more missing after a massive flood has torn through the city of Derna. Officials say that two dams have burst, washing away large swathes of the city after a powerful storm which pummelled Greece last week before moving over the Mediterranean and making landfall in the North African nation.
Military Spokesman for the eastern government Ahmed Al-Mismari has put the number of dead and injured at a high figure, which has not been independently verified. "Everything is cut off completely, there's no internet access, there's no electricity and the magnitude of the disaster that has happened in the city is just growing by the minute. About four square kilometres of the heart of the city have been eroded completely."
Bayda city councillor Safieldin Buheiba has called for urgent assistance in the city around 100 kilometres to the east of Derna.
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