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Thousands of people have been reported dead, while 10,000 have gone missing in the floods caused by Storm Daniel in Libya. As of Wednesday, rescuers found more than 2,000 bodies in the wreckage of Derna where dams were broken by floodwaters and neighborhoods have been washed away. In Derna, mass graves were dug to bury the dead. The flooding has displaced at least 30,000 people, as per the UN migration agency.
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Libya’s Derna is a city of around 125,000 inhabitants. (Image: Reuters)
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The eastern administration’s interior minister had said more than 5,000 people died, the local al-Masar television said. (Image: Reuters)
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A resident of Derna city Mustafa Salem told Reuters he had so far lost 30 members of his family. (Image: AP News)
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Dead bodies were laid out in a row on the ground in hospital corridors. (Image: Reuters)
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Eastern authorities said 3,200 bodies had been recovered, and 1,100 of them had yet to be identified. (Image: Reuters)
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Derna deputy mayor Ahmed Madroud has said that besides Storm Daniel, weak infrastructure and the building of structures close to the river also resulted in a higher toll. (Image: Reuters)
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“At least 20% of the city has been destroyed,” Madroud told Al Jazeera. (Image: Reuters)
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Victims wrapped in body bags and blankets were buried together in a cemetery. (Image: AP News)
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A combination image of satellite photos shows an area before and after a powerful storm and heavy rainfall hit the country, in Derna, September 2 (top) and September 12. (Image: Reuters)
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The tragedy comes days after a devastating earthquake razed homes and killed at least 2,900 people in Morocco. (Reuters)
