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The death toll from dam collapses and devastating floods in a Libyan city has reached more than 5000, with 10,000 more residents missing.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) urgently calls for international assistance to address the catastrophic humanitarian crisis unfolding in Libya as a result of flooding caused by Storm Daniel.  More than 3,000 people have been killed and whole neighborhoods have been washed away, leaving over 34,000 people displaced without homes and basic necessities.

Suzanne Richards lost most of her family when a terrorist killed 38 people in a Tunisian resort. Eight years on, she remembers that terrible day, and the sense of purpose she found in the aftermath

According to local authorities, whole neighbourhoods are believed to have been completely washed away by the catastrophic flooding.

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BENGHAZI (Reuters) -Deadly storm winds and heavy floods hit Libya over the past two days, with estimates of fatalities ranging from hundreds to thousands of people, senior officials said on Monday.

Libyan Health Ministry spokesperson Malek Marsit tells Al Mayadeen the death toll resulting from Storm Daniel is difficult to tell before all rescue efforts are completed.

A powerful storm and heavy floods have killed 150 people in the eastern Libyan city of Derna over the last two days and the death toll is expected to rise to 250, the head of the Red Crescent in Benghazi said on Monday. Footage on social media showed people stranded on the roofs of their vehicles as Storm Daniel hit Benghazi, Sousse, Al Bayda, Al-Marj and Derna, a city on the Mediterranean some 250 km (150 miles) east of Benghazi.

‘I met this guy, with a baby. I asked: ‘Why are you here with a baby?’ He said: ‘Either we die here, or in Tunisia.’

Ennahda official tells Reuters Tunisian authorities have arrested Mondher Ounissi, days after another senior party official was arrested