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Libya Floods: What we know so far

The low-lying areas of Derna near the sea have been worst affected.[BBC]

On Saturday night of September 9, residents of the city of Derna in Libya were woken up by a large bang that was followed by floods that has so far claimed more than 5,000 people.

The floods which were caused by Storm Daniel, the deadliest Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone, hit two dams weighing 1.5 million tonnes causing water to flow down the city of Darn washing away people into the Mediterranean Sea.

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