Aid arrives in flood-hit Libya, but hopes fade for survivors

DERNA: Shipments of international aid arrived in Libya, mainly from the United Arab Emirates and Iran, on Saturday, offering a lifeline to thousands despite dwindling hopes of finding more survivors days after deadly flash floods. The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced 29 tonnes of aid had arrived in the eastern city of Benghazi. The North African country is currently ruled by two rival administrations that have battled for power since a Nato-backed uprising toppled and killed Moamer Kadhafi in 2011. The WHO claimed that the “bodies of 3,958 people have been recovered and identified”, with 9,000 more still missing. The prosecutor vowed to deal firmly with those responsible for poor condition of the two dams, which had been built “to protect Derna from floods”.