Flash floods in eastern Libya killed more than 2,300 people in the Mediterranean coastal city of Derna alone, the emergency services of the Tripoli-based government said on Tuesday. Thousands more are feared missing after huge flash floods devastated eastern regions, with a surge of muddy river water ripping away entire neighbourhoods.
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