Lord, have mercy:
As many as 10,000 people are feared dead after a storm slammed into Libya, unleashing a devastating surge of floodwater across the country's east.
A disaster wrought by intense rainfall from Mediterranean storm Daniel intensified when two dams burst — with more than 2,000 people killed in one coastal city and thousands more missing, aid agencies and officials said Tuesday.
The city of Derna, in the northeastern portion of the country, reportedly suffered at least 2,300 deaths, with thousands more feared killed by the floods.
One Libyan health official described the situation as "catastrophic," with bodies "still lying on the ground" across the country.
The North African country has already endured years of sectarian fighting, displacement and poverty following the US military strikes in the country organized by Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton. The CIA World Fact Book estimates that up to one-third of the country now lives below the poverty line.
The country is currently divided between rival east/west governments who operate independently from one another.
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