After nearly two weeks, the official death toll from the flooding in Libya has surpassed 3,800

Nearly two weeks after a flash flood devastated the Libyan port city of Derna, the official death toll keeps rising, passing 3,800 on Saturday.

It is now confirmed that 3,845 people have died, according to Mohamed Eljarh, spokesman for the relief committee established by the authorities in eastern Libya.

He stated that the number only included those whose burials had been recorded by the health ministry, so it is "expected to rise daily, sadly."

He stated that bodies buried by residents in the first few days following the 10-11 September nighttime disaster had not been included.

Officials collaborated with the community to compile a list of unrecorded burials and a registry of the missing, who international aid organisations estimate may number 10,000 or more.

Many of the deceased are believed to have been carried out to sea, where their bodies continue to wash ashore. Others are believed to be buried beneath the debris that covers entire Derna neighbourhoods.

The International Organisation for Migration reported earlier this week that over 43,000 people have been displaced from the city and surrounding areas of eastern Libya.