Libya Buries Its Dead in Mass Graves as Death Toll from Burst Dam Rises

Bodies recovered from a devastating flood which wiped out parts of the port city of Derna in Eastern Libya have been buried in mass graves.

At least 2,300 people died when a tsunami-like river of floodwater swept through Derna on Sunday after a dam burst during storm Daniel.

With 10,000 people reported missing, the death toll is expected to rise.

Some aid has started to arrive, including from Egypt, but rescue efforts have been hampered by the political situation in Libya, with the country split between two rival governments.

The United States (US), Germany, Iran, Italy, Qatar and Turkey are among the countries that have said they have sent, or are ready to send aid.

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Video footage recorded after dark on Sunday showed a river of floodwater churning through Derna, a city of about 100,000 people, with cars bobbing helplessly in the current.

Daylight revealed ruined neighborhoods with streets covered in mud and rubble, littered with upturned vehicles.

There are harrowing stories of people being swept out to sea, while others clung onto rooftops to survive.