In the wake of unprecedented flooding, the death toll in Libya has risen to at least 11,300, with 10,100 more missing in the devastated city of Derna alone.
A UN spokesperson told the BBC drinking water wells had been contaminated and warned of a “secondary wave of disease and even death” in Libya if the problem is not tackled swiftly.
Torrential rain brought by Storm Daniel and poor maintenance of two aging, clay-core embankment dams near Derna, a coastal city, are key factors, experts say.
Torrential rain brought by Storm Daniel and poor maintenance of two aging, clay-core embankment dams near Derna, a coastal city, are key factors, experts say.