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Headline: Video Footage Shows Devastation Caused By Flooding In Derna, Libya

Caption: **VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE** This video footage shows rescue efforts in the Derna area on Friday (15September2023) after the area was inundated by flooding caused by Storm Daniel. Italian firefighters helped with rescue operations along the Wadi Derna dam and in built up areas hard hit when the dam collapsed last week. Locals now call Wadi Derna “the dam of death”. At a moment’s notice, the structure collapsed and sent tens of millions of cubic meters of floodwater towards Derna’s residents. Entire homes and families were swept away into the Mediterranean. At least 11,300 people have died and another 10,100 are missing, according to reports.

Keywords: derna,libya,flooding,natural disasters,storm daniel,storm,weather,climate change,news,current afffairs

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