Fears mount of surging death toll in Libya flood disaster

Libya was reeling from a massive flood disaster that killed at least 2,300 people when a surge of water devastated the eastern city of Derna, leaving another 10,000 missing according to the Red Cross. The Mediterranean coastal city of Derna was hit by a huge flash flood late Sunday that witnesses likened to a tsunami after two upstream dams burst amid torrential rains brought by Storm Daniel.

The wall of water swept away entire buildings, vehicles and the people inside them. Many were swept out into the Mediterranean, with bodies washing up on beaches littered with debris and car wrecks. Relief missions gathered pace with Turkiye, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates among the first nations to rush aid to the country, and the UN pledging 10 million USD in support for survivors, including 30,000 people left homeless.