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Thousands are feared dead and thousands more are missing in flood-ravaged eastern Libya

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By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and it was feared the toll could surpass 5,000 after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed away entire neighborhoods of the city.

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  1. Los Angeles Times

    Flooding in Libya after storm leaves 2,000 people feared dead, prime minister says (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Flooding that swept through the eastern parts of the north African nation has left as many as 2,000 people feared dead, prime minister says.

  2. CBS News

    Catastrophic flooding in eastern Libya leaves thousands missing (opens CBS News)

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    The head of one of Libya's rival governments said devastating flooding caused by a weekend storm may have carried away thousands of people.

  3. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    ‘Catastrophic’ flooding hits Libya as dam collapse washes neighborhoods into sea, say officials (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    by Hamdi Alkhshali and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of people are feared dead in Libya after Storm Daniel brought so much rain to the northeast that two dams collapsed in one region, sweeping entire neighborhoods into the sea.

  4. Al-Monitor

    150 dead as 'catastrophic' storm floods hit east Libya (opens Al-Monitor)

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    At least 150 people were killed when freak floods hit eastern Libya, officials said Monday, after storm Daniel swept the Mediterranean, lashing Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece.Images filmed by residents of the Libyan disaster area showed massive mudslides, collapsed buildings and entire neighbourhoods s…

  5. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Flooding in Libya leaves 2,000 people feared dead and more missing after storm collapsed dams (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods in multiple coastal towns in the east of the North African nation. As many as 2,000 people were feared dead, one of the country's leaders said Monday.

  6. Bloomberg

    Hundreds Feared Dead in Eastern Libya After Storm, Flooding (opens Bloomberg)

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    Hundreds of people are feared dead in eastern Libya after the Mediterranean storm Daniel caused catastrophic flooding in major cities over the weekend, an official said.

  7. Al Jazeera

    Hundreds feared killed after eastern Libya hit by ‘catastrophic’ flooding (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Head of self-proclaimed government based in eastern Libya says up to 2,000 people are feared dead.

  8. Fox News

    East Libya fears 2,000 dead following severe flooding (opens Fox News)

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    East Libyan Prime Minister Ossama Hamad said Monday that approximately 2,000 individuals are feared to have died following extensive flooding in the nation's east.

  9. Forbes

    Hundreds Dead In Libya After Devastating Floods, But Official Warns It Could Be Thousands (opens Forbes)

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    Extreme flooding from Mediterranean storm Daniel hit eastern Libya over the weekend after flooding parts of Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria last week.

  10. CNN

    More than 5,000 presumed dead in Libya after 'catastrophic' flooding breaks dams and sweeps away homes (opens CNN)

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    More than 5,000 people have died and 10,000 are believed missing after Storm Daniel dumped so much rain on Libya’s northeast that two dams collapsed sending water flowing into already inundated areas.

  11. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    2,000 people feared dead after massive flooding in Libya (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    CAIRO >> Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods in multiple coastal towns in the east of the North African nation. As many as 2,000 people were feared dead, one of the country’s leaders said today.

  12. Triblive

    Flooding in eastern Libya after weekend storm leaves 2,000 people feared dead (opens Triblive)

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    CAIRO — Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods in multiple coastal towns in the east of the North African nation. As many as 2,000 people were feared dead, one of the country’s leaders said Monday.

  13. Al Jazeera

    Libya floods updates: Hundreds feared dead as Storm Daniel lashes Derna (opens Al Jazeera)

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    More than 150 people have been killed in parts of eastern Libya, while many remain missing, as rescue efforts resume.

  14. Washington Times

    2,000 people are feared dead in flooding in eastern Libya after weekend storm, prime minister says (opens Washington Times)

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    As many as 2,000 people are feared dead in Libya after Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods that swept away entire neighborhoods and wrecked homes in multiple coastal towns in the North African nation, one of Libya’s leaders said Monday.

  15. The Columbian

    Libyan prime minister says 2,000 people believed dead in flooding in eastern Libya following storm (opens The Columbian)

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    CAIRO — Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that swept away entire neighborhoods and wrecked homes in multiple coastal towns in the east of the North African nation. As many

  16. The Times of Israel

    Up to 2,000 feared dead in Libyan city inundated by storm (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Spokesman for government in Libya's east says 5,000-6,000 reported missing after flooding, attributes catastrophe to collapse of two dams

  17. KVIA El Paso

    Thousands are feared dead and thousands more are missing in flood-ravaged eastern Libya (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and it was feared the toll could surpass 5,000 after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed away entire neighborhoods of the city.

  18. NBC 6 South Florida

    10,000 people missing, thousands feared dead in Libya flooding: ‘The tragedy is very significant' (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    Libya’s eastern city of Derna has buried 700 people killed in devastating flooding and 10,000 are reported missing.

  19. Fox5 Atlanta

    Libya flooding: 10,000 people missing, thousands feared dead after devastating storm (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Libya's eastern city of Derna has buried 700 of at least 1,000 people killed in devastating flooding and 10,000 are reported missing.

  20. The Week

    Thousands feared dead in catastrophic Libya flooding (opens The Week)

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    A powerful Mediterranean storm pummeled Libya's northeast coast, wiping out entire neighborhoods

  21. People

    At Least 2,000 Dead in Libya After Storm Causes Dams to Collapse, Washing Away 'Entire Neighborhoods' (opens People)

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    Thousands of people are feared dead after a powerful storm swept through Libya over the weekend, according to authorities

  22. NPR

    Libya fears a spiraling death toll from powerful storm floods (opens NPR)

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    At least hundreds of people have died and thousands are feared missing in eastern Libya after Storm Daniel swept in, destroying dams and unleashing a torrent of muddy water that carried homes away.

  23. Al-Monitor

    At least 2,300 dead in Libya floods, but far higher toll feared (opens Al-Monitor)

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    At least 2,300 people were killed in catastrophic floods that tore through the Libyan city of Derna, the emergency services said Tuesday, but a far higher death toll is feared.As global concern spread, multiple nations offered to urgently send aid and rescue teams to help the war-scarred country tha…

  24. WGN Chicago

    More than 5,300 are feared dead, thousands more are missing as eastern Libya is devastated by floods (opens WGN Chicago)

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    CAIRO (AP) — Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and it was feared the toll could spiral with 10,000 people reported stil…

  25. Wall Street Journal

    More Than 5,000 Feared Dead After Storm Batters Libya (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    The tragedy is unfolding in the country’s east, where two dams were overwhelmed. In the coastal city of Derna, entire buildings were washed out to sea.

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