In photos: Catastrophic flooding devastates eastern Libya

People gather for a demonstration outside the Al-Sahaba mosque in Derna, Libya, on Monday, September 18. The protesters are trying to hold leaders accountable for the bursting of dams that some feel could have been avoided. This sign reads: "The sad city of Derna demands its rights."

A building is damaged in Derna on September 18. Experts say the storm's impact was greatly exacerbated by a lethal confluence of factors, including aging, crumbling infrastructure; inadequate warnings; and the effects of the accelerating climate crisis.

Hassan Kassar, who lost his daughters, two of his sons and his granddaughter, sits inside his damaged house in Derna on Sunday, September 17.

People walk through rubble and debris in Derna on September 17.

A woman who lost family members reacts as she walks past destroyed houses in Derna on September 17.

A rescuer from the United Arab Emirates uses a dog to look for human remains in Derna on Saturday, September 16.

Debris is piled up in Derna on September 16.

This aerial view shows the destruction in Derna on September 16.

Volunteers carry a body to a truck in Derna on September 16.

An overturned car is inside a shop in Derna on September 16.

A man walks by the graves of flood victims in Derna on Friday, September 15.

People line up to receive food aid in Derna on September 15.

Devastation is seen in Derna on September 15.

A mosque stands amid damaged buildings in Derna on Thursday, September 14.

A man carries a child on his shoulder as he walks past a flood-damaged area in Derna on September 14.

Toys are scattered outside a damaged house on September 14.

People look at damaged areas of Derna on September 14.

People carry some of their belongings as they walk along a muddy street on September 14.

An overhead view of the flood damage in Derna on Wednesday, September 13.

Hassan El Salheen weeps in the Egyptian village of Al Sharief on September 13 after burying the repatriated body of his son, Aly, who died along with his three cousins in Libya.

A body is carried away in Derna on September 13.

People search for survivors in Derna on September 13.

A search-and-rescue team from the Egyptian army looks at damaged cars in Derna on September 13.

Workers bury the bodies of flood victims in Derna on September 13.

An aerial view of Derna on September 12.

A man sits amid flood debris in Derna on September 12.

A damaged vehicle is partially buried in Derna on September 12.

People cover the body of a victim in Derna on September 12.

A road is collapsed in Derna on September 12.

People make their way through a damaged area of Derna on September 11.

Toys are strewn across the ground at a damaged store in Derna on September 11.

Floodwaters cover Shahhat, Libya, on September 11.

Overturned cars are piled in a street in Derna on September 11.

The body of a flood victim lies in the back of a pickup truck in Derna on September 11.

People stand on a damaged road in Shahhat on September 11.