Flooded city buries its dead in mass gravespublished at 07:28 British Summer Time 13 September 2023
If you're just catching up with what's going on in Derna in eastern Libya, here is the latest on the devastating floods:
- At least 2,300 people are confirmed to have died
- But with 10,000 people reported missing, the death toll is expected to rise
- Victims wrapped in body bags and blankets have been buried in mass graves
- Rescue efforts continue - but have been hampered by the political situation in Libya, with the country split between two rival administrations
- Daylight has revealed ruined neighbourhoods with streets covered in mud and rubble