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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Patrick Wintour and Luke Harding with agencies

Libya floods: appeals for body bags amid fears of disease ‘epidemic’

A view of the devastation caused by Storm Daniel in Derna, north-eastern Libya on Wednesday. The mayor has appealed for help to recover bodies amid fears of a disease epidemic.
A view of the devastation caused by Storm Daniel in Derna, north-eastern Libya on Wednesday. The mayor has appealed for help to recover bodies amid fears of a disease epidemic following the floods. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Rescue workers in the devastated Libyan city of Derna have appealed for more body bags, after a catastrophic flood killed thousands of people and swept many out to sea.

International aid is slowly starting to reach the port city after Storm Daniel hit the northern coast of Libya on Saturday night. As many as 20,000 people are feared to have died.

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