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(CTN NEWS) - Libya is facing a race against time to lay to rest the deceased, as the streets of Derna, a northern coastal city, are inundated with bodies.
In the aftermath of a devastating torrential downpour that breached two dams, Libya is now grappling with a catastrophic flood disaster which has claimed the lives of at least 6,000 people
Libya is racing to bury its dead as bodies pile up in the streets of Derna, the northern coastal city devastated by flooding after a torrential downpour smashed through two dams, washing homes into the sea.
The death toll so far, has crossed 5,300
The official Libyan flood death toll rose to an estimated 6,000 Wednesday as rescue and aid operations ramped up. Roughly 10,000 are missing and morgues are full as many hospitals remain unavailable to survivors.