Rage Builds in Libya’s Flood-Hit Derna Over Storm Response
- Demonstrators criticize sluggish response to devastation
- UN sharply revises down its death toll from storm, flooding
Thousands of people remain missing, with many feared to have been swept out to sea by the roaring floodwaters.
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Protests erupted in the Libyan town of Derna on Monday, as rage over officials’ preparation for and response to a storm that left more than 10,000 people dead or missing deepen political tensions in the country.
The home of Derna’s mayor was torched as thousands gathered to protest, according to the Libyan Observatory. The people called for the removal of the country’s eastern-based parliament and demanded an investigation into what they said was the neglect and corruption that led to the collapse of two dams.