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Deadly floods in Libya: Can national tragedy unite a divided country?


Deadly floods in Libya
Deadly floods in Libya © France24

Flooding, brought by Storm Daniel, has pushed a divided nation to the limit with alarming levels of death and destruction. The death toll in Libya is estimated at more than 2,300. 

The Red Crescent has gone public on this figure, adding that as many as 10,000 are unaccounted for. But the reality is the total killed in the floods will be far higher. Because the area affected has a transit population that is not documented: migrants travelling through hoping to reach Europe The coast of Libya has been battered by Storm Daniel. Derna is underwater: the storm there caused a dam to burst. Soussa, Al Marj and Benghazi are all badly flooded.

Produced by Alessandro Xenos, Rebecca Gnignati and Louise Guibert.



This story originally appeared on France24

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