As many as 10,000 people are reported missing after rains from Storm Daniel triggered floods in the eastern Libyan city of Derna
The city with a population of 90,000 is bisected by the Wadi Derna, a seasonal river that flows from highlands to the south, and normally protected from flooding by dams.Topographical map of Derna and surrounding areaOn Sunday night two dams collapsed, unleashing raging waters that swept away residential neighbourhoods on both banks of the river.A residential building damaged by the floods.
Other badly affected areas included the town of Bayda, where about 50 people were reported dead, as well as the towns of Shahatt and Marj, where images from before and after the floods lay bay their extent:
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