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Libya flood damage

September 14, 2023

Thousands are dead and missing after catastrophic flooding caused massive destruction in northern Libya.

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A man sits in front of his destroyed house in Derna, head in his hands
Image: Ahmed Gaber/Xinhua/IMAGO
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