At least 5,000 people have been reported killed and thousands more missing due to devastating floods in Libya according to CNN. The eastern city of Derna has been the worst affected where as many as 6,000 people are missing.
Most of the devastation was caused by the failure of two upstream dams. The gushing deluge swept into the town of Derna and eastern city of Benghazi, according to media reports. The local residents say that entire neighborhoods were swept into the sea (BBC). Media has been showing horrific scenes of the disaster.
People and rescue organizations complain that international humanitarian response is very slow and insufficient.
Leave a Reply