At least 11,300 people have died in the flood disaster in the Libyan coastal town of Derna, according to a new UN report. However, this is a preliminary number: thousands of people have disappeared since the floods.
Another 170 people were killed by flooding elsewhere in Libya, US news channel CNN reported on Saturday evening (local time), citing the UN Emergency Relief Office (OCHA).
The number of victims is likely to continue to rise, the report said. At least 10,100 people are missing in Derna alone. “Search and rescue forces are working tirelessly to find survivors,” the UN stressed. The flood disaster happened a week ago.
The bodies are still washing up
As Arab television channel Al Jazeera reported, bodies were still washing up or decomposing under the rubble of destroyed buildings.
Storm “Daniel” hit the North African civil war country last Sunday. In the particularly affected city of Darna, two dams broke and entire neighborhoods of the city, which has a population of 100,000, were washed into the sea. Meanwhile, concerns grew about possible consequences for the health of the city’s population.
About 150 cases of diarrhea had been reported on Saturday. The head of the Center for Disease Control, Haidar al-Sajih, cited contaminated drinking water as the reason.
Source: Krone
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