Libya flooding death toll tops 5,300, thousands still missing as bodies are found in Derna

Libya Seals off Flooded City as Search for 10,000 Missing Continues; Death Toll Passes 11,000

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. Two dams collapsed in exceptionally heavy rains from Mediterranean storm Daniel early Monday, sending a wall of water sever…

Libya seals off flooded city so searchers can look for 10,000 missing after death toll passes 11,000

The official toll from the disaster soared past 11,000, while another 10,000 people are missing and feared dead in Libya.

Queen Margrethe sends condolences to Libya because of flooding. Up to 20,000 are assessed killed

In the coastal town of Derna, the destruction caused by the floods is extreme. About a third of the city could be devastated. After all, help is starting now - and there are stories that make you optimistic.

Libya evacuates flooded city as searchers look for 10,000 missing after death toll passes 11,000

DERNA, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities evacuated residents from an inundated city Friday and limited access to it, as searchers dug through mud and hollowed-out buildings for 10,000 people missing and feared dead in flooding that has already killed more than 11,000. Authorities warned that disease and explosives shifted by the waters could claim yet more lives. Two dams collapsed in exceptionally heavy rains from Mediterranean storm Daniel earl…

In Derna, the city in northeastern Libya most affected by the intense floods of recent days, more than 11 thousand people have died and another 10 thousand