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Hamza Al Ahmar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(LONDON) The death toll from devastating floods in eastern Libya has surpassed 11,000, according to the Libyan Red Crescent, as rescuers work to understand the full scope of the disaster. As of Saturday, the bodies of nearly 4,000 people have been recovered and identified, the World Health Organization said. More than 9,000 people are still missing, according to the WHO, which is working with the Libyan Ministry of Health to track the dead and missing. "This is a disaster of epic proportions," Dr. Ahmed Zouiten, a WHO representative in Libya, said in a statement. The Libyan Red Crescent said Friday that at least 11,300 people have died and another 10,100 were reported missing. A Red Crescent official told ABC News it was difficult to give an accurate tally of deaths. "Bodies are washing up on the shore every minute, on beaches as far as 150 km away," Ahmed Al-Hadl, the head of aid in the port city of Derna for the

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