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Added on the 15/09/2023 09:43:40 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Hundreds of Libyans gather outside the grand mosque in the devastated city of Derna, protesting against the response by the authorities to the destruction that ensued after flash floods hit the city. On 10 September, two dams burst and unleashed a torrent that submerged parts of the city. More than 3,000 people were killed and thousands are missing.
Aerial images show muddy roads and people searching for survivors in the rubble of buildings that collapsed during floods in Derna, eastern Libya. Thousands of people were killed in the disaster and thousands more are missing. IMAGES
Libyan military and rescue teams search for victims in the rubble in the Mediterranean coastal city of Derna after a devastating flood. Witnesses compared the huge flash floods to a tsunami after two upstream dams burst when torrential rains brought by Storm Daniel battered the region. AND SOUNDBITES
The Mediterranean coastal city of Derna was hit by huge flash floods, likened to a tsunami by witnesses, after two upstream dams burst as torrential rains from Storm Daniel battered the region. The floods have left nearly 4,000 people dead, thousands more missing and at least 30,000 Libyans homeless.
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