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Libya seals off flooded city so searchers can look for 10,000 missing after death toll passes 11,000

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Libya seals off flooded city so searchers can look for 10,000 missing after death toll passes 11,000

A view of Susah, Libya, in the aftermath of the floods on September 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Libyan authorities sealed off an inundated city on Friday to allow search teams to dig through the mud and hollowed-out buildings for 10,000 people missing and feared dead after the official toll from flooding soared past 11,000….

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Most Libya flood casualties could have been avoided: U.N.

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Most Libya flood casualties could have been avoided: U.N.

A view shows people inspecting the damaged areas, in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya September 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Nations said Thursday that most of the thousands of deaths in Libya’s flood disaster could have been averted if early warning and emergency management systems had functioned properly. With…

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