2023-09-13 19:00:49
Tripoli: In Libya, the death toll in the Mediterranean city of Derna is rising sharply. More than 6,000 people have been confirmed dead. Reports quoting hospital sources said the number might go up to 20,000. More than 7,100 people were injured. Thousands are missing.
Rescue operations continue to be extremely difficult in the city where buildings have collapsed and roads are unusable. Two dams outside the city of Derna collapsed on Sunday night as Cyclone Daniel and torrential rains hit the Libyan coast. The water overflowed the Wadi Derna river that flows through the city center and killed thousands.
The death toll is expected to rise further. Libya’s eastern government says 5,300 bodies have been found so far in the worst-hit Derna alone, and the death toll is expected to double. Reports say that those who survived the disaster are living in hell without drinking water, electricity or petrol.
Countries including Qatar, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Italy and the European Union have come to help Libya.
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