Before and after pictures reveal the utter decimation of Derna after a powerful storm caused dams to burst, unleashing a torrent of water that has devastated a quarter or more of the coastal city.
NEAR DERNA, Libya (Reuters) -Bodies were washing ashore in eastern Libya on Wednesday, swelling the death toll from a storm that swept whole neighbourhoods out to sea, with thousands already confirmed dead and many thousands more still missing. Swathes of the Mediterranean city of Derna were obliterated by the flood torrent, unleashed after rains from a powerful storm burst dams above the city on Sunday night. The "sea is constantly dumping dozens of bodies", Hichem Abu Chkiouat, minister of civ
Bodies were washing ashore in eastern Libya on Wednesday, swelling the death toll from a storm that swept whole neighbourhoods out to sea, with thousands already confirmed dead and many thousands more still missing.The flood torrent, unleashed by a powerful storm on Sunday night that burst dams, obl