A Libyan official who visited Derna said '25% of the city has disappeared,' and he expects the final toll to be 'really, really big.'
Derna residents posted videos online showing major devastation. Entire residential blocks were erased along Wadi Derna, a river that runs down from the mountains through the city center. Multi-story apartment buildings that once stood well back from the river were partially collapsed into mud.
Residents described scenes of chaos when floods hit the center. They heard loud explosions at night and realized that dams outside the city collapsed, sending a wall of water that"erased everything in its way," said Ahmed Abdalla, a Derna resident.The storm hit other areas in eastern Libya, including the town of Bayda, where about 50 people were reported dead.
Authorities in east and west Libya rushed to help residents of Derna. Foreign governments also sent messages of support to Libya. Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates were among those that said they would send humanitarian assistance and teams to help with search and rescue efforts.
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