The floods in Libya

 

Rescue workers in Darnah. Yousef Murad / AP 

 

The floods in Libya  

Anger in Libya: "There is no crisis management"  

 

In Libya, an intensive search for survivors of the flood disaster is still ongoing. At the same time, anger is growing against how authorities in the country are handling the crisis.  

 

- Unfortunately, we suffer from a lack of crisis management. It doesn't exist. It is disorganized, rescue worker Ali Elshanti told the New York Times.  

 

At least 10,000 people have died in the city of Darnah after two dams burst as a result of torrential rains. According to reports, residents received conflicting information about evacuations before the dams burst.  

 

The infrastructure in the country is severely neglected, largely due to the fact that the country has been rocked by fighting between two rival governments in recent years. 

 

 

Aid workers in Derna. AP  

 

11,000 confirmed dead - another 10,000 missing  

 

The death toll rises after the floods in northeastern Libya. In the coastal city of Derna, 11,300 people have now been confirmed dead, according to the aid organization Red Crescent, according to AP. 

 

At the same time, over 10,000 people in the city are still missing, says general secretary Marie el-Drese.  

It was during torrential rain last Sunday night that two dams across the Derna collapsed and water gushed into the city.  

 

The UN has previously said that most of the deaths could have been avoided. 

 

- If there had been a normally functioning meteorological service, they would have been able to warn people, says the head of the World Meteorological Organization. 

 

Phil Holm / AP Graphics from AP.