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Mideast in Pictures: Libya after floods

Xinhua
17 Sep 2023, 00:05 GMT+10

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TRIPOLI, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- More than 38,640 people have been displaced in the most affected areas in northeastern Libya after heavy floods triggered by Mediterranean storm Daniel swept the region, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday.

The IOM said in a statement that 2,217 buildings were destroyed alone in Derna, the port city that has been hit hardest by Libya's worst floods in decades.

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