'They have seen death, not just in their families but within themselves as well,' a Libyan doctor tells NPR. 'Their souls are crushed, their hope is lost. How can you come back from such a thing?'
Search and rescue operations are underway in the region affected by floods due to Storm Daniel in Derna, Libya, Sept. 14.Hamza Al Ahmar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Four days passed with no electricity or internet, and it is only in the past couple of days that she and her family have started to learn the full extent of devastation from this week's floods.With each day that passes, they learn of new losses — colleagues, friends and family that were killed in the floods.
Five days on, figures vary for the number of dead from the catastrophic flooding that hit Derna. Libya'sThe city's mayor said the death toll could reach 20,000. Nasib Almnsori is from Derna and now lives in nearby Tobruk, just over 100 miles away. He lost three cousins and their families in the flood. Other cousins who survived have come to stay with him.
Almnsori says people living in single- or two-story houses by the Wadi Derna couldn't escape as easily. Taha Muftah, a photojournalist living on the west side of Derna, spent Friday morning walking around the center and taking stock of the devastation.
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