Flood rescue teams in Derna set back by communications outage

Severed fibre-optic cables hamper search for survivors in eastern Libya where thousands died after dams collapsed

A daylong communication outage in the flood-stricken city of Derna in eastern Libya has further complicated the work of teams searching for bodies under the rubble and at sea.

The country's chief prosecutor, meanwhile, vowed to take serious measures" to deliver justice for the victims of the floods, which killed thousands of people and devastated the coastal city more than a week ago.