2,000 feared dead in floods after weekend storm, Libyan prime minister says

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Ossama Hamad said the floods have swept away entire neighbourhoods in Derna, which has been declared a disaster zone.

Ahmed al-Mosmari, a spokesman for the country’s armed forces based in the east, told a news conference that the death toll in Derna had surpassed 2,000.

Since a 2011 uprising that toppled and later killed long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi, Libya has lacked a central government and the resulting lawlessness has meant dwindling investment in the country’s roads and public services and also minimal regulation of private building. Derna itself, along with the city of Sirte, was controlled by extremist groups for years, at one point by those who pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State group, until forces loyal to the east-based government expelled them in 2018.

 

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