Before and after: satellite images show Libyan city devastated by flood

Libya has been reeling from a massive flood that left more than 5,000 people dead and thousands more missing. The eastern city of Derna was hit by a huge flash flood late on Sunday that witnesses likened to a tsunami, after two upstream dams burst when torrential rains brought by Storm Daniel battered the region. Satellite images show the extent of the damage

Flooding in Derna

  • Flooding in Derna

A coastal road in Derna

  • A coastal road in Derna

The Wadi Derna River and buildings in Derna

  • The Wadi Derna river and buildings in Derna

The port facility at Derna

  • The port facility at Derna

The upper dam on the Wadi Derna River

  • The upper dam on the Wadi Derna river

A coastal highway in Derna

  • A coastal highway in Derna

Derna

  • The coastline in Derna

The Guardian

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