THE death toll from Libya’s devastating flooding surpassed 5,000 today and was expected to rise further as authorities continued to retrieve floating bodies.

Thousands of people in the eastern city of Derna are still missing as officials try to get aid across to the tens of thousands who have become homeless after storm Daniel caused the deadly floods.

Derna, the worst hit city in the country, was cut off from the outside on Sunday night when the flash floods washed away most of the access roads, and aid workers only managed to reach the city today.