The head of one of Libya’s rival governments says flooding that swept through the eastern parts of the north African nation has left as many as 2,000 people dead. The destruction appears greatest in the city of Derna. The community was formerly held by Islamic extremists in the chaos that has gripped Libya for years and left it with crumbling and inadequate infrastructure. In a phone interview with al-Masar television station Monday, Prime Minister Ossama Hamad said that 2,000 were feared dead in the eastern city, and thousands of others are believed missing.
Libyan prime minister says 2,000 people believed dead in flooding in eastern Libya following storm
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UAE to send aid and rescue teams to Libya amid deadly flooding
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