Death toll from floods in E. Libya surpasses 3,000


  • World
  • Wednesday, 13 Sep 2023

TRIPOLI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the devastating floods that struck Libya's eastern city of Derna on Sunday has risen to 3,060, while 5,200 others remain missing, according to the eastern-based Interior Ministry on Tuesday.

"The authorities have buried 2,800 bodies after their families identified them, while 260 unidentified bodies remain in the city's hospital," the ministry spokesman Tareq al-Kharraz told Xinhua.

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