The death toll in Libya’s flooding has risen to above 5,000.
Local authorities say the flooding was caused by torrential rain resulting in the bursting of two dams near the coastal city of Derna.
It destroyed much of the city and carried the entire neighborhoods into the sea.
Other eastern settlements, including Shahhat, Al-Bayda, and Marj were also swept by the floodwaters. At least 20,000 people were displaced.
The North African nation, which has been splintered by war, was ill-prepared for Storm Daniel to batter its coastline.
The country is administered by two rival governments, complicating rescue and aid efforts, and despite its vast oil resources, its infrastructure has been poorly maintained after more than a decade of political chaos.
The flooding underscored how climate change can combine with political conflict and economic failure to magnify the scale of disasters.
