Libya flooding: 10,000 people thought to be missing after dams burst

Before and after satellite images show the vast destruction in Libya

Roads collapsed, homes were reduced to rubble, and entire neighborhoods were washed away in Derna.

In this coastal town, which suffered the terrible storm Daniel on Sunday, at least 2,300 people died and many were missing. According to satellite images, the river has spread throughout the city center.

Before and after deadly Libya flooding seen in Satellite images

Satellite images show the before and after of the devastation Storm Daniel brought to Libya. Heavy flooding has wiped out around a quarter of Derna, a city in the east of the North African nation. At least 2,000 bodies have been found in the city as of Wednesday (13 September), with the toll expected to increase, according to a minister in the regional administration. The UN migration agency, the International Organization for Migration, says mo…

Libya's eastern flood devastation raises political risk

The precise number of dead is not yet known. Local media have put the figure at 2,000 dead, but thousands are missing. The Red Crescent has said that 10,000 people are missing. The post Libya’s eastern flood devastation raises political risk appeared first on Energy Voice.

Libya floods wipe out quarter of city, thousands dead

Over 5,000 are said to be dead and at least 10,000 missing; buildings and homes in coastal city of Derna are gone - 'Bodies are lying everywhere'

Satellite images show the scale of the devastation in Libya's floods

Libya suffered massive destruction this week, as entire neighborhoods were swept away or submerged in floods that are feared to have killed thousands in the country's east.