About 5,300 people were killed in the Libya floods, and an estimated 30,000 were displaced

 Thousands were killed and thousands more are still missing as a result of the torrential rains that struck cities in eastern Libya. The largest toll was in the city of Derna, amid estimates that 30,000 people were displaced from this stricken city.

The Libyan News Agency said that the death toll reached 5,300, while the number of missing people is estimated at thousands.

An official with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies also said that about 10,000 people are missing after torrential rains and floods.

A video clip broadcast by a local platform in the city of Derna showed a large number of bodies spread out in the Shiha area of the city, waiting for their identities to be identified.

Residents and activists also broadcast appeals from inside the city cemetery to send digging machines to be able to bury the bodies.

Aerial scenes obtained by Al Jazeera showed massive destruction of entire neighborhoods in the Libyan city of Derna caused by torrents.

The scenes also show the destruction of many homes, properties, and facilities in the coastal city, as the floods wiped out entire neighborhoods in the city.

Libyan Roads and Bridges Authority said that the collapsed road network in Derna is estimated at 30 kilometers.

She added that the collapse of 5 bridges downstream of the valley in Derna was observed, and the estimated affected area in the vicinity of the valley is estimated at 90 hectares.

She pointed out that the only road open to traffic is the “Dahr Al Hamar” road.