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20,000 people feared dead in Libyan city destroyed by floods.A precise tally of the rising number of people killed is incredibly difficult (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by BitOneZero@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] liv@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Oh hell this just gets worse and worse. I'm concerned for the survivors. 30,000 displaced. I really hope the two factions are able to work together:

The enormous task of providing immediate aid and then rebuilding Derna is complicated by the legacies of a decade of civil conflict, which has left two rival governments ruling eastern and western Libya.

Derna is controlled by the Libyan National Army, run by Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter and based in the eastern city of Tobruk. The rest of the country is run by the Government of National Unity based in the capital, Tripoli, in the west.

This split has hampered reconstructions efforts for years — though aid workers say both sides are now talking to each other.