The flooding swept away entire families in Derna on Sunday night and exposed vulnerabilities in the oil-rich country that has been mired in conflict since a 2011 uprising that toppled long-ruling dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
The death toll soared to a staggering 11,300 in Libya's coastal city of Derna as search efforts continued to trace the missing people, after massive flood caused by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains.
Rescue teams are battling to help survivors and locate the dead five days after devastating flooding hit the eastern Libyan city of Derna. The death toll in the coastal city has now soared to 11,300, and thousands are still missing.