Libya floods: Death toll hits 11K as searchers scramble to find missing - National
Libya has been split since 2014 between rival governments in the east and west backed by various militia forces and international patrons.
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Libya has been split since 2014 between rival governments in the east and west backed by various militia forces and international patrons.
Libyan authorities sealed off an inundated city on Friday to allow search teams to dig through the mud and hollowed-out buildings for 10,000 people missing and feared dead after the official toll from flooding soared past 11,000. Authorities warned that disease and explosives shifted by the waters could take yet more lives.
The official death toll from the disaster has surpassed 11,000 people and officials fear that number will climb quickly in the coming days.
Libyan authorities have limited access to the flooded coastal city of Derna to dig through the mud and hollowed-out buildings for the more than 10,000 people still missing and presumed
After watching their neighbours swept away from rooftops, flood-ravaged Libyans face unimaginable new horrors.