Libya floods: 'It's like doomsday'
At least 5,300 people are dead after a dam burst in the port city of Derna
At least 5,300 people are dead in the Libyan city of Derna after Storm Daniel on Sunday, which resulted in a dam bursting and a river of floodwater sweeping through the streets.
With 10,000 people reported missing, the death toll is expected to rise.
Today's Martha Kearney spoke to Libyan journalist Johr Ali about his friend, whose entire family was taken by the storm.
Justin Webb also spoke to the 麻豆社's International Editor Jeremy Bowen, who said getting aid to the people in need is made harder by the political tensions in the north African country, and to Dr Anas Barghathy, who travelled to the Derna region to volunteer.
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