Thousands dead in Libya, almost 10,000 missing and one city, Derna, completely under water. It is an initial, “catastrophic” assessment of the floods that hit the country Libya due to Hurricane Daniel. An equilibrium that continues to deteriorate as the hours pass. Oussama Ali, spokesman for the Tripoli government’s internationally recognized rescue and rescue service, spoke of “over 2,300 dead” and at least 7,000 injured in the worst-hit city of Derna alone. According to the Libyan Interior Ministry of the Government of Cyrenaica, the number of victims has “exceeded 5,200 deaths.”
Floods in Libya, 10,000 deaths threatened in Derna alone. “Catastrophic situation”