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Libyan authorities sealed off an inundated city on Friday to allow search teams to dig through the mud and hollowed-out buildings for 10,000 people missing and feared dead after the official toll from flooding soared past 11,000. Authorities warned that disease and explosives shifted by the...

The staggering death toll could grow further due to the spread of waterborne diseases and shifting of explosive ordnance.

The staggering death toll could grow further due to the spread of waterborne diseases and shifting of explosive ordnance that was swept up when two dams collapsed early Monday and sent a wall of water gushing through the city

Searchers look for more than 10,000 missing in flooded Libyan city where death toll eclipsed 11,000

Recovery efforts have been hampered by difficulty getting aid to the hardest-hit areas and the destruction of infrastructure.

Libyan authorities limited access to the flooded city of Derna on Friday to make it easier for searchers to dig through the mud and hollowed-out buildings for the more than 10,000 people still missing and presumed dead after a disaster that has already claimed more than 11,000 lives.

DERNA, Libya -- Libyan authorities limited access to the flooded city of Derna on Friday to make it easier for searchers to dig through the mud and hollowed-out buildings for the more than 10,000 people still missing and presumed dead following a disaster that has already claimed more than 11,000 lives.

Journalists who reported on last week’s catastrophic storm say the country’s bloody political tussle has contributed to the collapse of services

Libyan authorities sealed off an inundated city on Friday to allow search teams to dig through the mud and hollowed-out buildings for 10,000 people missing and feared dead after the official toll from flooding soared past 11,000. Authorities warned that disease and explosives shifted by the waters could take yet more lives. Two dams collapsed…

Libyan authorities are evacuating the inundated city of Derna to allow search teams to dig through the mud for 10,000 people missing and feared dead.