A desperate search for thousands of people missing after catastrophic flooding in the Libyan city of Derna entered its third day on Wednesday, with thousands already confirmed dead and the toll expected to rise.
The flood was caused by a powerful storm that burst dams nearby, unleashing a torrent of water that has devastated a quarter or more of the Mediterranean city, washing away buildings along with their residents.
The flood unleashed enormous destruction, flipping and mangling cars and leaving Derna's streets covered in rubble, mud and debris. Extensive damage, with buildings missing, is also clearly visible in other parts of the city where flood waters broke out from the waterway.The internationally recognised Government of National Unity is based in Tripoli, in the west. Derna is in an eastern area where a parallel administration operates, and where control is wielded by commander Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army.
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