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Satellite photos show the muddy desert after the disaster.

Mud and debris lie four meters high in places. No one knows how many people were buried by the flood or whether their bodies will ever be buried.

The extent of the flood disaster in Libya is still unfathomable. The port city of Darna, in particular, is struggling with severe damage. Entire parts of the town were swept into the sea.

The Red Cross in Libya updated the statistics on Thursday: The number of deaths has risen to 11,300! At least 10,100 more people are missing.

But it is clear to everyone that these numbers are only an interim result. The mayor of Darna, Abdel-Moneim al-Gheithy, fears up to 20,000 deaths in his city alone. Storm “Daniel” hit Libya’s Mediterranean coast on Sunday night, and two dams from the 1970s burst outside the city. Masses of water raced through the Darna Valley to the sea, sweeping everything away. Tragic: Meteorological warnings were not passed on to the population.

A multi-lane coastal road, buildings behind it - carried away by the masses of water.

The thousands of dead are now buried in mass graves outside Darna and neighboring towns. Meanwhile, rescue teams are searching the rubble of buildings in the city, and divers are searching the coastal waters. But because the mud is four meters deep in places, no one knows how many people are still buried in it.