Searchers race to recover bodies in Libya as death toll from flooding hits 5,100

“Entire families were lost.”Mediterranean storm Daniel caused deadly flooding Sunday in many towns of eastern Libya, but the worst-hit was Derna. Collapsed bridges over the river split the city center, further hampering movement. Ossama Ali, a spokesman for an ambulance center in eastern Libya, said at least 5,100 deaths were recorded in Derna, along with around 100 others elsewhere in eastern Libya. A spokesman for the eastern Libyan interior ministry put the death tally in Derna at more than 5,300, according to the state-run news agency. The storm hit other areas in eastern Libya, including the towns of Bayda, Susa and Marj.