Angry Libyans Burn Down Mayor’s Home Over Catastrophic Flood

The mayor’s home in the Libyan city of Derna has been burnt to the ground, as hundreds of protesters demanded answers for last week’s catastrophic flood.

They gathered on Monday night at the city’s landmark Sahaba Mosque, many chanting for top officials in Libya’s eastern government to be sacked.

Derna’s whole city council has now been dismissed.

More than 10,000 people are officially missing after two old and dilapidated dams burst, flooding the city.

Official figures given for the number of people known to have died have varied widely but the UN now says it has confirmed close to 4,000 deaths.