Libya floods: More than 5,000 people dead in ‘calamity of epic proportions’
A desperate search for survivors of the deadly floods in Libya was under way on Wedbesday as officials said the death toll had risen rose to more than 5,000 and the United Nations warned that a “calamity of epic proportions” had taken place. Some bodies were reported to be lying on the streets as children screamed and other victims were buried in mass graves in the Mediterranean port city of Derna, where thousands of people are feared to have been swept into the sea by the wave of water unleashed by floods. The disaster began on Sunday as Storm Daniel unleashed heavy rain on Libya but accelerated when dams upriver from Derna were overwhelmed, sending huge volumes of water sweeping into the city. Read more: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/libya-flooding-death-toll-derna-ossama-hamad-b1106375.html Subscribe to the Evening Standard: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Evening-Standard for latest breaking news from the UK, US and around the world, plus podcasts and features. Evening Standard on socials: Check out our full video catalog: https://www.youtube.com/c/LondonEveningStandard/videos Videos, daily editorial and more: https://www.standard.co.uk/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/eveningstandard Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eveningstandard and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evening.standard
