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Libya Floods Death Count Rises To 11,300, Over 10,000 Still Missing: UN

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Severe drinking water problems have gripped Libya’s eastern city of Derna Washington: The death count from catastrophic flooding in Libya’s eastern city of Derna has climbed to 11,300, the United Nations said in an update on Saturday, citing the Libyan Red Crescent. Another 10,100 people are still missing in the devastated city, the UN’s Office…

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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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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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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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Libyan city Derna counts toll of huge flood; 10,000 missing

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Libyan Red Crescent volunteers take part in a rescue operation, in the aftermath of a powerful storm and heavy rainfall that hit Libya, in an unidentified location in Libya in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on September 13, 2023. Libyan Red Crescent/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD…

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