To have killed 2,800 after a powerful storm swept through the east of the country. As many as 10,000 people are reported to be missing. Much of the country has been declared a disaster zone and three days of mourning have begun. The un has said, they are deeply concerned by the situation and are mobilizing emergency teams. Widespread flooding and mudslides, caused by torrential rain, have destroyed many roads and homes. A minister in the eastern government which is not internationally recognised said more than a thousand bodies had now been recovered in the worst hit city, derna. The eastern cities of benghazi and al marj are also among the worst hit. Tamer ramadan of the International Federation of red cross and red crescent societies says the death toll from the disaster is likely to increase dramatically. The death toll is huge. It might reach 2,000s really. But we dont have a definite number. We confirm from our independent sources that the number of missing people is 10,000 perso
Heavy Lifting Equipment has begun to arrive in remote regions of the Atlas Mountains, which have been the hardest hit. Nick beake joined the first aid convoys to reach some of the most remote villages in the taroudant region. Finally, help is on its way to the most remote victims of this disaster. Werejoining a team of spanish firefighters, the first rescuers to negotiate in treacherous Mountain Road now that the path has been cleared. We reach the village of algou. In the hours after the quake, screams rang out here. But the trapped couldnt be freed. Then the screams turned to silence. These dogs are trained to find the living. Theyre detecting nothing. For three days now, the villagers in this place have been using their hands, and shovels to go through the rubble. Desperately trying to find their loved ones but the grim reality is there is now a stench of death that hangs in the air here. All hope of finding people alive has now surely vanished. And it is taking its toll. This fract
Than 1,000 bodies had now been recovered in the worst hit city, derna. Widespread flooding and mudslides caused by torrential rain destroyed many roads and homes. Thousands of people are still missing. Much of the country has been declared a Disaster Zone and three days of mourning have begun. A minister in the eastern government which is not internationally recognised said more than 1,000 bodies had now been recovered in the worst hit city, derna. The eastern cities of benghazi and al marj are also among the worst hit. The death toll is huge and might reach the 2,000. But we dont have a definite number. We confirm from independent sources of information that the number of missing people is hitting 10,000 persons so far. Anna foster has the latest. A torrent of water. The devastation is clear to see. The death toll is the harder to quantify. The red cross say as many as 10,000 people are missing. But in a country without a single functioning government getting information is hard. Sinc
In the city of benghazi along with three planes full of aid. Another egyptian aircraft is on hand to help evacuate some of the many injured across the storm stricken region. Earlier i spoke to dr hani shennib, an american citizen from the badly affected area of derna. He is president of the National Council on us libya relations. We woke up on the shock of what is happening in 10 too. It took a while for them to recognise that the destruction that occurred in derna is much more pronounced then what was initially reported. So that was a major catastrophe in a country thatis a major catastrophe in a country that is divided, and a country that has zero preparation for disaster relief. And blocked out completely from the world as its roads and communication tools and so on are absent. There is no cell phones, no internet access. No physical access. There are helicopters kind of flying around the city at this point, but as far as i know, as of less than 30 minutes ago, no serious supplies h
Many roads and homes. Thousands of people are still missing. The eastern cities of benghazi, derna and al marj are among the worst hit but much of the country has been declared a Disaster Zone and three days of mourning have begun. Sally nabil is following the story for us from cairo, where storm daniel is headed. What is the latest youre hearing from cairo . It what is the latest youre hearing from cairo . From cairo . It is a very grim icture from cairo . It is a very grim picture at from cairo . It is a very grim picture at the from cairo . It is a very grim picture at the moment. From cairo . It is a very grim picture at the moment. The | from cairo . It is a very grim picture at the moment. The situation in libya is pretty heartbroken. We are talking about 2000 people who lost their lives so far, according to local officials, and the death toll is expected to rise dramatically as there are thousands of people who have gone missing. Big parts of the eastern city is submerged totall