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Nearly 2,000 people dead, thousands missing due to Libya floods
BY The Canadian Press, Sep 11, 2023 5:45 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
The floods have swept away entire neighborhoods in Derna, which has been declared a disaster zone. (Photo: The Canadian Press)
The head of one of Libya's rival governments says that 2,000 people are feared dead in flooding that swept through the eastern parts of the north African nation.
In a phone interview with al-Masar television station Monday, Prime Minister Ossama Hamad said that 2,000 were feared dead in the eastern city of Derna, and thousands of others are believed missing.
He said the floods have swept away entire neighborhoods in Derna, which has been declared a disaster zone.
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