'Bodies still washing up' in Derna one week after Libya floods
- Fears that the death toll in Libya will exceeed 40,000. The BBC has been told that bodies are still washing up from the sea in Derna, a week after massive flash floods in Libya
- There are fears for survivors in the city of Derna with not enough medicine and clean water for those who have been made homeless
- A spokesperson for one aid organisation said trying to coordinate operations there was "a nightmare"
- One official in eastern Libya has denied allegations that many of those killed were told to stay at home, saying soldiers told people to flee
- Thousands of people were killed when two dams burst in the wake of Storm Daniel, washing away whole neighbourhoods in the city
- Figures for the number of dead vary from around 6,000 to 11,000 - and with thousands still missing, the city's mayor says the total could reach 20,000
- FULL ARTICLE AT: Libya floods: Search for bodies in Derna as aid struggles to reach city - BBC News
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