Libya flood updates: Death toll in Derna rises to over 11,000. 10 points

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Libya flood updates: The Libyan Red Crescent said that the death toll in Libya's coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as the search efforts continue. However, local officials suggested that the death toll could be much higher than announced, The Associated Press has reported. Daniel, an unusually strong Mediterranean storm, caused deadly flooding in communities across eastern Libya, the worst-hit was Derna.

As the storm pounded the coast on Sunday night, two dams outside the city collapsed causing floodwaters to gush down Wadi Derna, a valley that cuts through the city, crashing through buildings and washing people out to sea. More than 3,000 bodies were buried by Thursday morning, eastern Libya’s health minister, Othman Abduljaleel said, adding that while another 2,000 were still being processed. He also added that most of the dead were buried in mass graves outside Derna, while others were transferred to nearby towns and cities.

Abduljaleel said rescue teams were still searching wrecked buildings in the city center, and divers were combing the sea off Derna. Untold numbers could be buried under drifts of mud and debris, including overturned cars and chunks of concrete, that rise up to four meters (13 feet) high. Rescuers have struggled to bring in heavy equipment as the floods washed out or blocked roads leading to the area.

1. Marie el-Drese, the aid group's secretary-general, told The Associated Press on phone that 10,100 people are reported missing in the Mediterranean city. 2.