A Palestinian man who had fled Lebanon more than three decades ago seeking safety and a better future in Libya was killed in the flooding this week along with his wife and two daughters.
Mohammed Sariyeh said after they lost contact with the family in Derna, they started following the news through social media and a day later they were able to contact people who lived nearby. They gave them information about the tragedy that hit the city and killed the family.
Derna lies on a narrow coastal plain on the Mediterranean Sea under steep mountains running along the coast. Only two roads from the south remain usable, and they involve a long, winding route through the mountains. Since leaving Lebanon more than three decades ago, Sariyeh’s life was centered in Libya and he used to visit Lebanon once every few years. Since Libya’s conflict began in 2011, the family stayed even when, said the victim’s nephew, also named Mohammed Sariyeh.
The number of deaths is likely to increase since search and rescue teams are still collecting bodies from the streets, buildings and the sea, he said.
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