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Bgwalker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than 5,200 people are believed to have died in devastating floods across eastern Libya, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior said Tuesday. Another 10,000 people are believed to be missing, according to Tamer Ramadan, Libya envoy for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. "The death toll is huge," Ramadan said during a press briefing on Tuesday. In just the city of Derna, the worst hit area, at least 700 people have been confirmed dead from the unprecedented flooding. A quarter of Derna was wiped out after dam...

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.

More than 3,000 people are believed to have died in devastating floods across eastern Libya, the country's health minister said Tuesday. Another 10,000 people are believed to be missing, according to Tamer Ramadan, Libya envoy for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. In just the city of Derna, the worst hit area, at least 700 people have been confirmed dead from the unprecedented flooding.

Bgwalker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than 3,000 people are believed to have died in devastating floods across eastern Libya, the country's health minister said Tuesday. Another 10,000 people are believed to be missing, according to Tamer Ramadan, Libya envoy for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. "The death toll is huge and might reach thousands," Ramadan said during a press briefing on Tuesday. In just the city of Derna, the worst hit area, at least 700 people have been confirmed dead from the unprecedented flooding. Authorities have declared De...

More than 3,000 people are believed to have died in devastating floods across eastern Libya, the country's health minister said Tuesday.