In photos: Libya floods wipe out quarter of city, 10,000 feared missing
At least 10,000 people were feared missing in Libya on Tuesday in floods caused by a huge storm, which burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much as a quarter of the eastern city of Derna.
An aerial view of the city of Derna, LibyaJamal Alkomaty/The Associated Press
Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods in multiple coastal towns, the destruction appeared greatest in Derna city.Jamal Alkomaty/The Associated Press
A view shows the damaged cars in Derna, Libya.ESAM OMRAN AL-FETORI/Reuters
Ambulances line up near a mass grave in Derna, Libya.AYMAN AL-SAHILI/Reuters
A man stands next to a damaged car, after a powerful storm and heavy rainfall hit Libya.ESAM OMRAN AL-FETORI/Reuters
A flooded road in Derma, Libya.ESAM OMRAN AL-FETORI/Reuters
A resident sits amongst the damage left by the storm in Derma. Libya.ESAM OMRAN AL-FETORI/Reuters
Overturned cars lay among other debris caused by flash floods in Derna, eastern Libya.-/AFP/Getty Images
Toys are seen damaged shop in Derna, eastern Libya.-/AFP/Getty Images
A boy pulls a suitcase past debris from a powerful storm in Derna, eastern Libya.AFP/Getty Images
People check an area damaged by flash floods in Derna, eastern Libya.-/AFP/Getty Images
Residents survey damage in Derna, eastern Libya.-/AFP/Getty Images
The death toll from freak floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people reported missing.-/AFP/Getty Images
Men walk past debris of buildings caused by flash floods in Derna, eastern Libya.-/AFP/Getty Images
Members of Libyan Red Crescent assisting drivers whose cars are engulfed in floods in al-Bayda town in eastern Libya.BASMA BADRAN/AFP/Getty Images
Members of Libya's Youth Hostels Association unload medical aid that arrived by plane at al Abraq airport in Al Abraq, Libya.AYMAN AL-SAHILI/Reuters
Damaged car sits on a road in Qandula, Libya.ESAM OMRAN AL-FETORI/Reuters
Aerial view of people standing on a damaged road in Shahhat city, Libya.STRINGER/Reuters
A car washed up on the side of a road, after a powerful storm and heavy rainfall hit Qandula, Libya.ESAM OMRAN AL-FETORI/Reuters
Cars try to navigate on a damaged road in Shahhat city, Libya.STRINGER/Reuters
Roads are washed in Shahhat city, Libya.STRINGER/Reuters