BENGHAZI: Thousands are feared dead or missing in Libya after huge flash floods devastated eastern regions, with a surge of muddy river water ripping away entire neighbourhoods in one coastal city, loca
, with a surge of muddy river water ripping away entire neighbourhoods in one coastal city, local authorities and international aid groups said on Tuesday .
The coastal city of Derna, 250km west of Benghazi, is ringed by hills and bisected by what is normally a dry riverbed in summer, but which has turned into a raging torrent that also swept away several major bridges. Footage on Libyan TV showed dozens of bodies, wrapped in blankets or sheets, on Derna's main square, awaiting identification and burial, and more bodies in Martouba, a village about 30km to the southeast.
Access to the eastern region is limited, and phone and online links have been largely severed, but the administration's prime minister Oussama Hamad has reported"more than 2,000 dead and thousands missing" in Derna alone.Khalifa Haftar, who is backing the eastern administration, issued a similar warning, though the toll had yet to be confirmed by emergency or medical services.
Libya's National Petroleum Company, which has its main fields and terminals in eastern Libya, declared"a state of maximum alert" and suspended flights between production sites where it said activity was drastically reduced.
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