13 September 2023 at 21:48 Mayor of Libya: Estimates that 20,000 may have died in the flood The flood in Libya may have claimed up to 20,000 human lives in the city of Derna, estimates Mayor Abdulmenam Al-Ghaithi to the channel Al-Arabiya. Al-Ghaithi bases the estimate on the number of districts in the city that have been left desolate as a result of the flood disaster that hit Libya at the weekend. The coastal city in eastern Libya is among the areas hardest hit by the flood disaster. Two dams near the town collapsed, creating a violent, flash flood.
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