Thousands of people feared dead as Storm Daniel sweeps Libya

Thousands of people have reportedly died in floods caused by a large storm in eastern Libya. The port city of Derna appears to be hardest hit. Two dams in a valley above the Mediterranean city were overwhelmed when Storm Daniel brought the heaviest rainfall in a single day for 40 years. That sent a huge wave of water through the city in the early hours of Monday. Apartment blocks that stood well back from the river partially collapsed into the mud, while a bridge along the seafront was washed away. Thousands of people are still unaccounted for. Al Jazeera’s Libya correspondent Malik Traina reports. Subscribe to our channel Follow us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Check our website: Check out our Instagram page: Download AJE Mobile App: @AljazeeraEnglish #AlJazeeraEnglish #News #Libya #LibyaFloods #StormDaniel #Derna #DernaDam #Shehhat #Benghazi
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