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12 officials were chagned with 'negligence, premeditated murder and waste of public money' a source from Derna said.
The floods in Derna killed an estimated 4,000-11,000 people after two dams burst due to heavy rainfall brought about by Mediterranean Storm Daniel.
The UN has called on officials in war-torn Libya to unite over a strategy to rebuild cities destroyed by floods and support the people affected.
The reconstruction conference for Derna was put off until 1–2 November to 'offer time for the submission of effective studies and projects' for the reconstruction effort, the committee charged with planning the meeting said.
Two officials at Libya's national oil company have been arrested for links to a scandal which saw expired medication being handed to survivors of the catastrophic floods this month.
Libya's eastern-based government announced the creation of a fund for the reconstruction of Derna, weeks after it was hit by a devastating flood that swept thousands out to sea.
A Libyan Government of National Unity official says three new dams will be built in the stricken city of Derna following floods which killed thousands.
The Libyan port city of Derna suffered catastrophic destruction following a tsunami-sized flash flood earlier this month.
A lack of water supply has driven many people out of Derna, as the eastern Libyan city continues to reel from the devastating effects of Storm Daniel and the subsequent flooding.
Internet and phone outages were reported in Libya's Derna following protests which occurred Monday, while journalists have been ordered to leave from the storm-hit city.