Death toll rises past 11,300 in Libya flooding disaster as disease risks grow and anger simmers
- Flooding caused by dams bursting in Derna, Libya has resulted in over 11,300 deaths and left 10,100 missing.
- Entire neighborhoods in Derna have been destroyed, displacing over 40,000 people.
- Bodies continue to be found in buildings and washed up from the sea while the threat of disease outbreaks looms.
- Protests have erupted demanding accountability, reconstruction, and oversight in Derna, where residents feel neglected by the rival Libyan governments.
- International assistance has been sent but distribution remains challenging, highlighting how Libya's political fractures have left it vulnerable to this disaster.









































































































































































































































































