Search teams are combing streets, wrecked buildings and even the sea to look for bodies in a coastal Libyan city where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed at least 5,100 people, The Associated Press reported. Mediterranean storm Daniel caused deadly flooding on September 10 in many towns of eastern Libya, but the worst-hit was Derna.
In Photos: City of Derna in Libya Devastated by Massive Flooding
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This combination of satellite images from Maxar Technologies shows a coastal roadway in Derna, Libya, July 1, 2023, top, and the same flood damaged area, Sept. 13, 2023.
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Relief items from Jordan's Hashemite Charity Organization are arranged to be delivered to Libya in response to a powerful storm and heavy rainfall, in Amman, Jordan, Sept. 13, 2023.
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In this photo provided bye the French Army, soldiers load a cargo plane with disaster relief for Libya, Sept. 13, 2023, at the Istres military base, southern France.
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Hassan El Salheen weeps after burying the repatriated body of his son, Aly, who died along with his three cousins in Libya after Storm Daniel hit the country, at Al Sharief village in Bani Swief province, Egypt, Sept. 13, 2023.
