At least 5,200 people have died and thousands more are missing.
Tag: Floods
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Aid Reaches Libya After Catastrophic Floods Kill Thousands
More than 5,000 people are reported to have died in the floods in recent days. As international relief gradually arrived, the U.N. pledged $10 million in aid.
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Libya Floods: What We Know
More than 5,200 people were killed and another 20,000 were displaced after heavy rains caused two dams to break and unleash torrents of water into the coastal city of Derna. Officials are pleading for international aid.
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Thousands Feared Dead in Libya Flooding
In a catastrophe recalling Hurricane Katrina, a heavy storm burst through dams to unleash their waters on the city of Derna, sweeping away entire neighborhoods.
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Massachusetts City Declares Emergency After Flash Flooding
“It’s every part of the city,” said the mayor of Leominster, in the central part of the state. “It’s basements, roofs, cars, everywhere.”