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Hamza Al Ahmar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Most of the casualties in the devastating Libya floods could have been avoided if the divided country had a functioning meteorological service, the head of the United Nation's World Meteorological Organization said Thursday. At least 6,000 people have died after widespread flooding washed away entire neighborhoods in eastern Libya over the weekend during Mediterranean storm Daniel. At least 9,000 people are missing, according to the Libyan Interior Ministry. The port city of Derna was especially hard-hit; the collapse of two dams wiped ...