Death toll reaches 11,300 in Libya’s flood, over 10,000 missing

 Monday, September 18, 2023 

Death toll after the catastrophic flood has reached 11,300 and another 10,100 are missing from the coastal city of Derna one week after Storm Daniel hit north-eastern Libya.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported about the death toll in Libya on Saturday.

An estimated 170 people have been killed as a result of the flooding elsewhere in the country, and more than 40,000 people have been displaced, the UN report said, citing the latest data from International Organizaton for Migration.

Figures are expected to rise as search-and-rescue efforts continue to look for survivors.

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