Cairo ∙ The death toll in Libya’s floods has crossed 5,000. The official estimate is that 5100 people died in Derna alone, where an entire area of the town was wiped out after the dams collapsed. More bodies were recovered after rescuers reached the isolated town after traffic was blocked. Officials said the death toll could rise further.
Dead bodies are scattered all over the town. There are dead bodies on the streets, inside houses and on the beach. The coastal town of Derna was engulfed by storm surges of up to 7 meters. At least 30,000 people have been left homeless in Derna alone, according to the UN Migration Agency. More than seven thousand people have been injured.
Rescuers are yet to reach the heavily damaged areas of the city. It is not even possible to determine how many people were in the houses that were destroyed. Derna is 900 km east of the capital Tripoli. It is 250 km from Benghazi, where international agencies are bringing aid.
English Summary: Libya flood: The death toll has crossed 5000
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2023-09-13 21:55:48
