Libya floods: Search teams race to recover bodies as death toll tops 5,000 - News Summed Up

Libya floods: Search teams race to recover bodies as death toll tops 5,000


In Libya, international aid has reached devastated areas in support of local rescue teams. This after massive flash floods over the weekend, which authorities say, killed over 5 thousand people, with 10 thousand still missing and tens of thousands more displaced. FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes and Jade Lévin tell us more. As featured on Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in Libya's coastal city of Derna. Here's a look at the latest developments The flooding swept away entire families on Sunday night and exposed vulnerabilities in the oil-rich country that has been mired in conflict since a 2011 uprising that toppled long-ruling dictator Moammar Gadhafi.


Source: Libya Today September 14, 2023 22:10 UTC



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