Death toll hits 11,300 as search-and-rescue crews work in flood-hit eastern Libya

Rescue teams search for survivors in Derna, Libya, Sept.13, 2023. [AP Photo]

Search-and-rescue teams worked Thursday in eastern Libya, where devastating floods left thousands of people dead and thousands more missing.

The Libyan Red Crescent said the death toll from Sunday's floods in the city of Derna had risen to 11,300, and an additional 10,100 people were reported missing.