The floods overwhelmed two dams, sending a wall of water several meters high through the center of Derna, destroying entire neighborhoods and sweeping people out to sea.
DERNA, LIBYA - SEPTEMBER 15: A view of devastated area after the floods caused by the Storm Daniel ravaged the region in Derna, Libya on September 15, 2023. At least 6,000 people were killed and thousands of others remain missing due to last weekend's floods in eastern Libya, according to official figures.More than 10,000 people are missing, according to the Libyan Red Crescent.
Authorities and aid groups have voiced concern about the spread of waterborne diseases and the shifting of explosive ordnance from Libya's recent conflicts. DERNA, LIBYA - SEPTEMBER 15: A view of graves of those who lost their lives in the flood caused by the Storm Daniel ravaged in Derna, Libya on September 15, 2023. It's unclear how such an investigation can be carried out in the North African country, which plunged into chaos after a NATO-backed uprising toppled longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.
"The key challenge to a thorough investigation is the Hifter coalition's longstanding behavior; its historic lack of accountability writ large could obstruct the unearthing of truths," Harchaoui said. Local and international rescue teams were meanwhile working around the clock, searching for bodies and potential survivors in the city of 90,000 people.
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