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Libya's Derna counts its dead after catastrophic floods, at least 30,000 left homeless

Libya's death toll from the floodwaters unleashed by Storm Daniel is expected to rise even further © AFP

Derna (Libya) (AFP) – More than 5,300 bodies have been counted in Libya's devastated eastern city of Derna, a minister in the regional administration said on Wednesday, with the toll from the floodwaters unleashed by Storm Daniel expected to rise even further. At least 30,000 individuals have been left homeless, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). 

Two dams burst there on Sunday afternoon after the storm hit, releasing a surge of water that tore through the city, sweeping away buildings and the people inside them.

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