More than 1,000 bodies have been recovered so far in the city of Derna in eastern Libya, badly affected by floods, according to a minister in the administration that controls the east of the country quoted by Reuters.
Approximately 10,000 people are considered missing following the disastrous floods in Libya. UPDATE 13.45 About 10,000 people are considered missing following the disastrous floods in Libya, an official of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Tuesday, quoted by Reuters.
“We can confirm, from our independent sources of information, that the number of missing persons reaches 10,000 so far,” said Tamer Ramadan, head of the IFRC delegation in Libya, quoted by news.ro. “The death toll is huge and could reach thousands,” the official said.
Almost a quarter of the city of Derna, located in the east of Libya, is destroyed by floods, after dams broke following the storm Daniel in the Mediterranean. More than 1,000 bodies have been recovered so far, a minister from the administration that controls the east of the country said on Tuesday.