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Searchers comb through rubble in flood-devastated Derna, Libya

Untold numbers could be buried under drifts of mud and debris following a massive flash flood fed by the breaching of two dams.

By Associated Press and IHH

Sept. 14, 2023

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People look for survivors in Derna, Libya, Wednesday, Sept. 13. Search teams are combing streets, wrecked buildings, and even the sea to look for bodies in Derna, where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed thousands of people.
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Damage from massive flooding is seen in Derna, Libya, Wednesday, Sept. 13.
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In this photo provided by Turkey's IHH humanitarian aid group, rescuers retrieve the body of a flooding victim in Derna, Libya, Wednesday, Sept. 13.
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In this photo provided by Turkey's IHH humanitarian aid group, rescuers retrieve the body of a flooding victim in Derna, Libya, Wednesday, Sept. 13.
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People look for survivors in Derna, Libya, Wednesday, Sept. 13.
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People look for survivors in Derna, Libya, Wednesday, Sept. 13.
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In this photo provided by Turkey's IHH humanitarian aid group, rescuers search for survivors and bodies of flooding victims in Derna, Libya, Wednesday, Sept. 13.
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Damage from massive flooding is seen in Derna, Libya, Wednesday, Sept. 13.
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Damage from massive flooding is seen in Derna, Libya, Wednesday, Sept. 13.
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Toys are scattered outside a damaged house in Derna, Libya, Thursday, Sept. 14.
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Flooding aftermath is seen in Derna, Libya, Thursday, Sept. 14.
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Flooding aftermath is seen in Derna, Libya, Thursday, Sept. 14.
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Flooding aftermath is seen in Derna, Libya, Thursday, Sept. 14.

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