The Latest Breaking News from Libya

More than 1,500 corpses collected, half of them buried as of Tuesday evening

Emergency workers uncovered more than 2,000 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna, and it was feared the toll could surpass 5,000 after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed away neighborhoods

With thousands still missing, new satellite images from before and after Sunday’s flooding show scale of destruction

More than 5,300 bodies have been counted in Libya's devastated eastern city of Derna, a minister in the regional administration said on Wednesday, with the toll from the floodwaters unleashed by Storm Daniel expected to rise even further. At least 30,000 individuals have been left homeless, according to the International…

In Libya, poor coordination between rival governments and flooded roads are delaying aid to the East of the country which has been devastated by storm floods. More than 5,300 people have been killed and around 10, 000 are missing.

The British Red Cross has launched an appeal and said that three Libyan Red Crescent volunteers lost their lives while trying to save others.

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Situation in Derna city ‘extremely dire’, as outside help starts to reach more than 36 hours after the disaster struck.

Scientists say the Mediterranean storm that dumped torrential rain on the Libyan coast is just the latest extreme weather event to carry some hallmarks of climate change