Africa

Libya flooding: More than 2,000 people believed dead with 10,000 missing

Coastal city of Derna may be worst affected as two dams collapse leaving quarter of its territory ‘disappeared’

A flash-flood damaged area in Derna in eastern Libya: 'Bodies are lying everywhere – in the sea, in the valleys, under the buildings,' says Hichem Chkiouat, a civil aviation minister. Photograph: AFP via Getty
A flash-flood damaged area in Derna in eastern Libya: 'Bodies are lying everywhere – in the sea, in the valleys, under the buildings,' says Hichem Chkiouat, a civil aviation minister. Photograph: AFP via Getty
Sally Hayden
Wed Sept 13 2023 - 01:00 • 2 MIN READ

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Sally Hayden

Sally Hayden

Sally Hayden, a contributor to The Irish Times, reports from Beirut and Africa