The Latest Breaking News on Communication outage hits flood-stricken city in Libya, further complicating search efforts

In the early hours of September 11, residents of Derna in north-east Libya woke to the sound of loud explosions. After more than a decade of conflict – initially between the Gaddafi regime and local factions, then among militias fighting for rule – they were used to the noise.

Thousands of Libyans have lost family members, friends and neighbors in the devastating floods that engulfed the country's east

Hundreds of protesters rallied in Libya's disaster-hit Derna on Monday, accusing the authorities of neglect after a huge flash flood devastated the coastal city and swept thousands to their deaths, with the United Nations warning that disease outbreaks could bring "a second devastating crisis".

Warnings about the condition of the vital dams was ignored

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya has warned that an outbreak of diseases in the country's northeast, where floods have killed over 11,000 people, could create “a second devastating crisis,” with Libyan authorities reporting the spread of diarrhea among over 100 people who drank contaminated water

With local media failing to deliver information, independent Libyan reporters cover the dam disaster on their own.

The city of Derna in eastern Libya is still digging out and counting the dead after floods struck more than a week ago.

For years, experts had warned that floods posed a significant danger to two dams protecting nearly 90,000 people in northeastern Libya

The UN has warned that the figures for the dead are likey to rise in the coming days