Where the river ran down to the sea, there are just banks of earth and mud. People are talking about this torrent of water having the force of an atomic bomb. Things like tents, medical care and clean water need to be brought into the country. And then even when you manage to get that aid into Benghazi, it is a 6-7 hour drive to Derna. But the normal large-scale, well-rehearsed humanitarian operation from the international community that you would normally see a week after a disaster like this is not in place.
