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Residents and rescue workers in Libya's ravaged city of Derna were scrambling to cope with thousands of dead washing ashore or decomposing

Residents and rescue workers in the devastated Libyan city of Derna were struggling to cope with the thousands of corpses washing up or decaying under rubble, after a flood that smashed down buildings and swept people out to sea.The World Health Organization and other aid groups called on authoritie

Following a devastating flood in the Libyan city of Derna, residents and rescue workers grapple with thousands of corpses washing up or decaying under rubble, with aid agencies urging authorities to refrain from mass burials.

Libya's National Disease Control Center in Tripoli reported that 55 children were poisoned due to polluted water in the flood-hit city of Derna. Floods caused by Storm Daniel struck the country last weekend, mixing clean water with polluted sources. Head of the Center, Haidar al-Sayeh, told "Libya al-Ahrar" TV that the city's health infrastructure is in shambles, and the situation is expected to deteriorate further with anticipated poisoning cases.

Libya is urged to stop burying flood victims in mass graves as it could bring long-term mental distress to families.