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Death Toll in Libya's Derna Flooding Soars to 11,300

Written: 2023-09-15 11:15:57Updated: 2023-09-15 13:52:33

Death Toll in Libya's Derna Flooding Soars to 11,300

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The Libyan Red Crescent reported on Thursday that the death toll from a massive flood in Libya’s coastal city of Derna has soared to eleven-thousand-300.

According to the Associated Press, the Libyan Red Crescent said that in addition to the confirmed deaths, another ten-thousand 100 people are reported missing.

Accordingly, there are fears that the death toll from this devastating flood could reach 20-thousand.

Previously, Derna Mayor Abdulmenam al-Ghaithi told Al Jazeera that the estimated number of deaths in the city could reach between 18-thousand to 20-thousand, which is approximately one-sixth of the city’s population of 125-thousand. 

Derna suffered the worst of the devastation as storm Daniel caused catastrophic floods, breaching two dams and sweeping through the country's eastern regions.

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