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HISTORICAL FACTS: A week after deadly libya floods aid effort gathers pace - Caught on Camera

Rescuers and relatives search for bodies of flood victims on the shore of the city of Derna, Libya, Friday, September 15, 2023 [File: Abdulaziz Almnsori/AP]

A week after a tsunami-sized flash flood devastated the Libyan coastal city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths, international aid efforts gathered pace as search-and-rescue efforts continued.

Traumatised residents, 30,000 of whom are now homeless in Derna alone, badly need clean water, food, shelter and basic supplies amid a growing risk of cholera, diarrhoea, dehydration and malnutrition, United Nations agencies have warned.

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