Libya: flood survivors protest against authorities as thousands still missing in Derna

Protests broke out in the Libyan city of Derna, with hundreds venting their anger against authorities and demanding accountability one week after a flood that killed thousands of residents and destroyed entire neighbourhoods. Later in the evening, angry protesters set fire to the house of the man who was Derna’s mayor at the time of the flood, Abdulmenam al-Ghaithi, his office manager told Reuters. Hichem Abu Chkiouat, a minister in the eastern Libyan government, said Ghaithi had been suspended from his post. It is the first large demonstration since the flood, which swept through Derna and killed thousands

Libya protesters set fire to mayor’s home in anger over Derna flood deaths