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libya floods Death toll climbs to 3,000: around 10,000 are still missing

The flood disaster caused by Storm Daniel continues in Derna, Benghazi, Sousse, Al-Marj and Bayda in the east of Libya. According to Libyan media reports, the death toll has climbed to 3,000. Meanwhile, the Red Cross stated that the number of missing people had reached 10,000. In Derna, which was heavily affected throughout the disaster, the waters collapsed two dams, and more than 30 million cubic meters of water spread to the city, said authorities.

Both administrations in the west and east of the country called for international aid and declared three days of mourning yesterday.

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