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Newshour: 12/09/2023 20:06 GMT: 10,000 missing as dams burst in Libya floods

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12/09/2023 20:06 GMT

12/09/2023 20:06 GMT: 10,000 missing as dams burst in Libya floods

10,000 missing as dams burst in Libya floods

BBC World Service - Newshour, 10,000 missing as dams burst in Libya floods

Libyan city, home to 100,000 people, nearly all under water after two dams collapsed

More than 2,200 people are reported dead after a catastrophic dam-burst in Libya; thousands more are reported missing.

More than 2,200 people are reported dead in Libya after a storm triggered devastating floods. At least 10,000 people are missing, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says.

Much of Derna, a city home to 100,000 people, is under water after two dams and four bridges collapse. The death toll from the city alone stands at more than 1,500, according to a minister.

Also in the programme: Two big battles are happening in Washington DC as the Justice Department takes on Google over just how it's dominated the market And Republicans in Congress say they want an impeachment inquiry into President Biden; and we'll hear about the stolen Van Gogh painting recovered in a shopping bag.

(Photo shows a man standing next to a damaged car in Derna, Libya on 12 September 2023. Credit: Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Reuters)

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