Mr Hassan said he was awakened by the screams of people at around 3.30am local time on Monday. He woke his son sleeping nearby in their apartment, less than 100 metres from Derna's shoreline and quickly went up to the roof. We hope to find survivors, but our main mission is to help the Libyans find and recover their bodies. Another volunteer, Hassan Humaid, also arrived from Tripoli and said Libyans were grateful for the help from their Arab brothers. “Libyans, especially from Derna, had experienced so much for so many decades but they’re a resilient people.

Source: Libya Today September 16, 2023 20:36 UTC