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Newsday: 14/09/2023 06:06 GMT : Death toll in Libya’s Derna could reach 20,000

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14/09/2023 06:06 GMT : Death toll in Libya’s Derna could reach 20,000

Death toll in Libya’s Derna could reach 20,000

BBC World Service - Newsday, Death toll in Libya’s Derna could reach 20,000

Mayor says the figure is based on the number of districts completely destroyed.

Mayor says the figure is based on the number of districts completely destroyed when two dams burst, releasing a tsunami of water as people slept.

There are fears that as many as 20,000 people may have died in the catastrophic floods which hit the eastern region of Libya on Sunday.

An international emergency appeal has been launched for victims of last week's earthquake in Morocco where more than 2,900 people are now known to have died.

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