Libya Floods: Death Toll Soars To 11,300 In Derna, Says Red Crescent

The Libyan Red Crescent secretary-general said that a further 10,100 people are reported missing in the Mediterranean city

Updated on: 15 September 2023 6:53 am

Libya Flooding

The death toll in Libya’s coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday.

Marie el-Drese, the aid group’s secretary-general, told The Associated Press by phone that a further 10,100 people are reported missing in the Mediterranean city. Health authorities previously put the death toll in Derna at 5,500. The storm also killed about 170 people elsewhere in the country.