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The flooding swept away entire families in Derna on Sunday night and exposed vulnerabilities in the oil-rich country that has been mired in conflict since a 2011 uprising that toppled long-ruling dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

Mediterranean storm Daniel caused deadly flooding Sunday in many towns of eastern Libya, but the worst hit was Derna.

Satellite photos of the city of Derna, which is at the centre of the devastation, days prior to the devastation showed idyllic blue water lapping along the coast of the densely-populated city.

Gadhafi supporters show international media, the libya capital they claim is a gadhafi stronghold. but theres more than meets the eye. we managed to meet a group of rebels in a secret location in tripoli. they wore mask, fearful of getting caught by gadhafi security forces. >> we are the youth of february 17 of tripoli and declare our support of the libyan people and the national counsul and only believe in it and no one else is our legitimate representative of the libyan people. >> reporter: th...

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