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The Egyptian village that lost nearly 100 men in the Libya floods

A man shows photos of his relatives who died in Libya after Storm Daniel hit the country, in al-Sharif village of Bani Suef province, Egypt, on September 13, 2023 [Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters]

A village in Egypt is mourning the loss of more than 70 men in the devastating floods in eastern Libya, local media reported.

Social videos circulated by media outlets showed dozens of yellow ambulances bearing the victims’ bodies arriving in the village of al-Sharif in the governorate of Beni Suef, about 110km (68 miles) south of Cairo.

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