The country is split between an internationally recognized government in the western half based in Tripoli, the capital, and a separately administered region in the east. Desperately needed aid was trickling into the eastern half of the country by Wednesday. But with roads and bridges damaged or cut off, access to the hardest-hit city, Derna, on the Mediterranean coast, remained a major hurdle to bringing in help, according to international aid groups. Beyond the dead and the missing, more than 34,000 people have been displaced, aid groups said. The waters have dispersed the corpses over tens of kilometers.”Islam Azouz, an aid worker from Derna, said he lost dozens of relatives.

More than 6000 people have lost their lives due to heavy flooding that caused massive devastation across Libya, reported CNN on Wednesday. According to workers, mortuaries are overflowing in hospitals that are still closed despite the pressing need to treat disaster survivors. As per Egypt's emigration ministry, the government buried 87 Egyptian victims who died in Libya. The flooding in Derna has displaced over 30,000 people, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Libya. Storm Daniel's devastation has made it considerably more difficult for rescuers to remove roads and debris in order to find survivors.

The majority of the thousands of deaths in catastrophic floods in Libya could have been avoided, the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization said Thursday. The country has been mired in a military conflict since the 2011 uprising that toppled long-ruling dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Local officials and aid groups have warned that the current death toll could quadruple given the flood's force. Drowned bodies are washing up on the roads, and every time the tide comes in it is washing bodies back up." The floods in Libya came just days after more than 2800 people dided following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco.

Health officials have confirmed 5,100 deaths and say 9,000 people are still missing.Here's a look at the latest developments.Daniel, an unusually strong Mediterranean storm, caused deadly flooding in towns across eastern Libya, but the worst-hit was Derna. As the storm pounded the coast Sunday night, residents said they heard loud explosions when the dams outside the city collapsed. Floodwaters washed down Wadi Derna , a valley that cuts through the city, crashing through buildings and washing people out to sea.The startling devastation reflected the storm's intensity, but also Libya's vulnerability. The country is divided by rival governments - one in the east, the other in the west - and one result has been widespread neglect of infrastructure. More than 70 came from one village in the southern province of Beni Suef.

WHOLibyaSearch-and-rescue operations in the wake of Storm Daniel in Libya continue, led by national agencies, military, the Libyan Red Crescent and local volunteers. The Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Georgette Gagnon, has tasked an emergency response team to support local authorities and partners. A 12-person UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team has been deployed to support the response and relief operations. SudanIn a statement today, the Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, called on all parties to the conflict to spare civilians as attacks continue across the country. The Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, said the pattern is especially alarming due to its catastrophic implications for the people of Ukraine and for 345 million people facing hunger worldwide.

| Un Humanitarians Partnering In Libya To Help In Wake Of Deadly StormUN humanitarians partnering in Libya to help in wake of deadly stormUN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Libya, Georgette Gagnon, has designated an emergency team to support local authorities and partners following storm DanielBy IANS Published Date - 08:50 AM, Thu - 14 September 23United Nations: The UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Libya, Georgette Gagnon, has designated an emergency team to support local authorities and partners following storm Daniel, UN humanitarians said. “These heart-wrenching disasters have claimed thousands of lives and affected countless families and communities,” he said. Search and rescue operations are ongoing, especially in Derna, where accessibility remains a critical challenge due to damaged infrastructure. The report said critical infrastructure, including healthcare, electricity, buildings, roads and telecommunications, were significantly damaged. “Many international partners indicated their interest to provide emergency response assistance,” OCHA added.

The massive flooding in Eastern Libya has claimed more than 8,000 lives and the UN says an additional 10,000 people are still missing. NBC News’ Molly Hunter has more details on the search and rescue missions underway.Sept.

Floodwater swept the living away, and on Wednesday it was washing bodies back onto the shores of eastern Libya faster than the devastated city of Derna could bury them. A total of 5,300 people had been confirmed dead in the floods so far, the Ministry of the Interior of Libya’s eastern government said. One father watched in disbelief as rescue workers pulled the limp body of his son from under rubble in Derna. It's a scene that is being repeated across this city and in towns across eastern Libya. “Bodies are lying everywhere — in the sea, in the valleys, under the buildings,” Hichem Abu Chkiouat, civil aviation minister in Libya’s eastern government, told Reuters.

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Confirmed death tolls given by officials so far have varied, but all are in the thousands, with thousands more on lists of the missing. Derna Mayor Abdulmenam al-Ghaithi said deaths in the city could reach 18,000-20,000, based on the extent of the damage. I went to all hospitals and schools but no luck," he told Reuters, weeping with his head in his hands. Husadi, who had been working the night of the storm, dialled his wife's phone number once again. "We lost at least 50 members from my father’s family, between missing and dead," he said.

A satellite view of a dam near Derna, Libya, on Sept. 12, 2023. A satellite view of a dam near Derna, Libya, on Sept. 12, 2023, after it burst. This combination of satellite photos from Planet Labs PBC shows Derna, Libya, on Sept. 2, 2023, before flooding, top, and after on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, bottom. Planet Labs PBC via APAn interior ministry spokesperson said the death toll in Derna alone exceeded 5,300 people on Tuesday. A satellite image shows an area in Derna, Libya, on Sept. 12, 2023, after a powerful storm and heavy rainfall hit the country.

Just before midnight on September 8th an earthquake struck Morocco with a magnitude of 6.8, the strongest there in more than a century. In the port city of Derna, which sits at the end of a long wadi, or valley, two dams burst. Morocco and Libya have little in common. The authorities had ample warning about Daniel, which poured torrential rains on Greece almost a week before it hit Libya. Derna before (above) and after (below) image: Reuters/PlanetForeigners have offered aid to Libya as well, but it will face logistical hurdles.

As many as 20,000 people are feared to have died in floods in Libya, according to a local official. His figures are based on the number of communities destroyed by the flood water, he told the channel. The UN has warned of the danger of disease from contaminated water in Libya. Maltese AFM and CPD officials are currently on the ground in Libya to help in search-and-rescue efforts. The contingent includes 12 armed forces officials and 31 civil protection department members, who traveledl to Libya on the P61 vessel.

Libya’s floods, also worsened by crumbling infrastructure, followed the arrival of Mediterranean Storm Daniel. 15 people lost their lives when Storm Daniel made landfall in Greece last week. AP Photo/Jamal AlkomatyAfter passing through the Mediterranean Basin, Storm Daniel slammed into the northern coast of Libya on 9 September. A shopping mall is flooded following heavy rainstorms in Hong Kong, 8 September 2023. Have these places seen flooding in the past?

"The fear is that the total number will be even higher because there's so many people who are unaccounted for, they have not contacted their relatives, their phones are dead and we don't know if they are still under the rubble or if they are dead or if they are in the sea," said Guma El-Gamaty, a Libyan academic and head of the Taghyeer Party.