September 17, 2023 12:23 PM

A week after devastating flood in Libyan, focus turned to caring for survivors of disaster

A week after a devastating flood in the Libyan city of Derna, the focus turned to caring for survivors of the disaster on 17 September 2023. Aid is now arriving in the North African country as the world mobilises to help emergency services cope with the aftermath of the deadly flood. The most recent official death toll is that 3,166 people were killed. But estimates of the true number of lives lost vary widely, with the World Health Organisation saying the bodies of 3,958 people have already bee...