Fears mount of surging death toll in Libya flood disaster

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Footage broadcast by state media showed an apocalyptic landscape in the city, with debris littering streets. Read more at straitstimes.com.

wreaking havoc in the eastern city of Derna where bodies wrapped in blankets lined the ravaged streets.

Footage broadcast by state media showed an apocalyptic landscape in the city, with debris littering streets and people lifting sheets off bodies lying on sidewalks to try to identify them. The wall of water ripped away buildings, vehicles and the people inside them. Many were swept out into the sea, with bodies later washing up on beaches littered with debris and car wrecks.

 

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