Floods in Libya: Video shows raging river in Derna

Watch the video: Floods in Libya – Video shows how Derna’s streets turn into a raging river.

An oppressive video shows how the streets of the port city of Derna turn into a raging river within seconds.

Surveillance camera footage shows the rising water flowing down the street, washing away cars and debris.

Storm Daniel raged so violently at the beginning of the week that dams above the city of Derna collapsed.

According to current estimates by the authorities in Derna, around 20,000 people are feared dead. According to the International Organization for Migration, 30,000 people are likely to have lost their homes.

International aid has started.

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