Floods in Libya leave 6000 dead and more Missing
Floods swept away and washing bodies back onto the shores of eastern Libya faster than the devasted city of derna could bury them.
It was a struggle to even count them.
More than 5,000 people have been killed in the coastal city alone, with thousands more still missing and likely to be added to the death toll.
Broken roads, failed communications networks, the legacy of years of civil conflict and the effects of climate change have all contributed to make Libya one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, said Elie Abouaoun, country director for Libya with the International Rescue Committee.
The eastern Libyan port city was destroyed beyond recognition when two dams burst on the Wadi Derna River during a storm this week, causing waves 23 feet high to rush through th...
