BENGHAZI, Libya — Authorities in eastern Libya said at least 2,000 people were killed and thousands more were missing after a massive flood ripped through the city of Derna following a heavy storm and rain. Osama Hamad, the head of a parallel eastern-based administration, told local television that more than 2,000 were dead and thousands more missing. “The missing are in the thousands, and the dead exceed 2,000,” Osama Hamad told al-Masar TV. However, Dbeibah’s government works closely with the Central Bank of Libya, which disburses funds to government departments across the country. Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani instructed the government to send aid to the affected area in eastern Libya, Qatar’s state news agency reported.

Source: Libya Today September 11, 2023 21:14 UTC