If you think there is a Disaster in Derna, think again. This is not just a disaster, it is a catastrophe. A deluge has wiped out nearly 25% of the city, making the rest uninhabitable.
This is a deluge of biblical proportions, and it happened on September 11, marking the day that Libya will forever remember as its worst natural disaster in modern history.
| A photo from Derna on Tuesday after Storm Daniel by PIX |
Photos from Planet Live Satellite show the before and after of Derna City, and they speak for themselves about the scale of the catastrophe that Libyans have had to endure alone so far.
| Derna on 2/9 and on 12/9 Benjanim Strick and Planet |
According to the latest official numbers from Libya, over 3,000 people have died while 10,000 are missing.
Egyptians Lost in the Floods
The first batch of bodies of Egyptians who died in Derna began to cross the borders and return home on Tuesday.
The first batch was 150 Egyptians who were identified and transferred to the Tobruk Health Center's morgue in food trucks, as the morgues in Derna's hospitals had no space.
