In Libya, international aid has reached devastated areas in support of local rescue teams. This after massive flash floods over the weekend, which authorities say, killed over 5 thousand people, with 10 thousand still missing and tens of thousands more displaced. FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes and Jade Lévin tell us more. As featured on Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in Libya's coastal city of Derna. Here's a look at the latest developments The flooding swept away entire families on Sunday night and exposed vulnerabilities in the oil-rich country that has been mired in conflict since a 2011 uprising that toppled long-ruling dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

DERNA, Libya >> The death toll in Libya’s coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday. Daniel, an unusually strong Mediterranean storm, caused deadly flooding in communities across eastern Libya, but the worst-hit was Derna. Officials in eastern Libya warned the public about the coming storm, and on Saturday, they ordered residents to evacuate coastal areas, fearing a surge from the sea. The dead in eastern Libya included at least 84 Egyptians, whose remains were transferred to their home country on Wednesday. President Joe Biden said the United States would send money to relief organizations and coordinate with Libyan authorities and the United Nations to provide additional support.

CAIRO – 14 September 2023: Official spokesman for the Liyan Commander-in-Chief, Major General Ahmed Al-Mismari praised the Egyptian support for the Libyan state in its ordeal after his country was battered by a devastating storm. He praised President Sisi’s decision to send the “Mistral” aircraft carrier to be a field hospital that helps save critical lives, and provides them with the necessary treatment. The military commander said the Egyptian aid includes 50 ambulances and 50 mobile field hospital truck trailers and medical supplies. The shipment has as well 100 containers with administrative needs at a load of 1,000 tons and dust tankers and equipment containers, he said. Egypt announced a three-day mourning for the victims of the Libyan flood disaster and the victims of Moroccan earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 2,000 people.

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At least 11,300 are now believed to have died after torrents of water ripped through eastern Libya — a devastating toll that could largely have been avoided, global officials said Thursday. Marie el-Drese, secretary general of the Libyan Red Crescent, told The Associated Press by phone that a further 10,100 had been reported missing in the ruined city of Derna. Earlier, city officials said the death toll could reach 20,000. As rescuers searched underwater and under rubble, fears grew that rotting bodies could lead to a deadly outbreak of disease. “The situation is very large and surprising for the city of Derna.

While the floods were unprecedented, experts argue that years of neglect and corruption worsened the tragedy. The process of retrieving the bodies washing up on Derna’s shores continues, as the death toll carries on increasing. “The general state of turmoil also means a lot of bickering over the allocation of funds,” said Claudia Gazzini, the International Crisis Group’s senior analyst for Libya. A concrete example of that lack of public investment is the dams in Derna, which failed catastrophically. “The eastern authorities in Derna bear the responsibility for their judgement call,” said Anas El Gomati, the founder and director of the Sadeq Institute.

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Here's how you can helpGlobal organizations are accepting donations to assist in the relief efforts in Libya. International Medical CorpsThe organization states that it is working in areas impacted by the flooding. International Medical Corps says it is providing emergency health care, water, sanitation and hygiene services and supplies to affected families. The organization says it helps provide emergency health care, emergency shelter and water and sanitation services to the area. SEE MORE: In Libya, death toll in one city could triple after devastating floodsTrending stories at Scrippsnews.com

In Libya’s flood-shattered east, a disaster of ‘mythic proportions’ An aerial view of Derna, Libya, on Thursday. Up to 20,000 people are feared dead in Libya’s devastated east, authorities said Thursday. Othman Abdul Jalil, minister of health for Libya’s eastern government, said Thursday that 3,000 bodies have been interred outside Derna. The scale of the disaster was apparent even 85 miles outside Derna, the landscape marked by stagnant floodwaters and clogged fields. Outside an obstetrics hospital in Derna, 37-year-old Emad Ayad wore a mask, a vain attempt to block the stench of death.

Before the AP reported updated figures on Thursday, the reported death toll was 5,300, according to the interior ministry of Libya’s eastern government. What To Watch ForOfficials expect the death toll to continue to rise in the coming days. On Wednesday, Derna mayor Abdulmenam Al-Ghaithi told Saudi news station Al Arabiya TV the death toll in his city could reach between 18,000 and 20,000. Prior to hitting Libya, Storm Daniel caused flooding in Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, killing at least 14 people, the Associated Press reported. Further ReadingLibya Floods Leave 10,000 Missing And At Least 5,300 Dead (Photos) (Forbes)Libya Floods Death Toll Could Reach 20,000 As Concerns Grow Over Disease Outbreaks (Forbes)

STORY: The images showed the city's neighborhoods, highways, dams and port facilities in ruins. A torrent unleashed by a powerful storm burst dams on Sunday night and hurtled down a seasonal riverbed that bisects the eastern city of Derna, washing multi-story buildings into the sea with sleeping families inside. Confirmed death tolls given by officials have varied. All are in the thousands, with thousands more on lists of the missing. Derna Mayor Abdulmenam al-Ghaithi said deaths in the city could already reach 18,000-20,000, based on the extent of the damage.

For days, Libyans looked across the Mediterranean to Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria, where a powerful storm had already killed more than a dozen people. But when it reached the North African nation of Libya, disaster grew exponentially. Torrential rains swelled the waters behind two dams until they burst, inundating entire communities. More than 5,000 people are feared dead, and in the coastal city of Derna, entire neighborhoods were carried out to sea, the local authorities said. ThursdaySoldiers in the flood-stricken city of Derna.

The wall of water several stories high smashed into apartment buildings, drowning entire families in minutes. While many towns in eastern Libya saw deadly flooding, Derna, renowned for its white villas and palm trees, was the worst-hit. Fadelallah said all 13 deceased members of his family lived in a neighborhood near the river valley. “They were screaming, help, help,” he said over the phone from a field hospital in Derna. “The city itself has gone.”Mahmoud al-Baseer’s cousins lived less than kilometer (about half a mile) from one of the dams.

Daniel, an unusually strong Mediterranean storm, caused deadly flooding in towns across eastern Libya, but the worst-hit was Derna. The dams that collapsed outside Derna were built in the 1970s and have not been maintained for years, local media reported. Derna has begun burying its dead, mostly in mass graves, said eastern Libya’s health minister, Othman Abduljaleel. He said most of the dead were buried in mass graves outside Derna, while others were transferred to nearby towns and cities. The dead in eastern Libya included at least 84 Egyptians, who were transferred to their home country on Wednesday.

International aid is slowly starting to reach the port city after Storm Daniel hit the northern coast of Libya on Saturday night. Hichem Abu Chkiouat, the minister of civil aviation in the area, said the “sea is constantly dumping dozens of bodies”. An aid worker from Benghazi told the Associated Press: “Bodies are everywhere, inside houses, in the streets, at sea. Mitt Romney condemns ‘demagogue’ Trump as he announces retirementMitt Romney at the Capitol in February last year. Sign upSign up for the US morning briefingFirst Thing is delivered to thousands of inboxes every weekday.