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Libya seals city borders as rescuers look for over 10K
Updated On: 16 September, 2023 09:08 AM IST | Cairo | Agencies
Death toll from massive flooding rises to 11,300
Cars washed away by the flood piled up atop wave breakers and rubble. Pic/AP
Libyan authorities blocked civilians from entering the flood-stricken eastern city of Derna on Friday so search teams could look through the mud and wrecked buildings for 10,100 people still missing after the known toll rose to 11,300 dead.
Derna was being evacuated and only search and rescue teams would be allowed to enter, Salam al-Fergany, director general of the Ambulance and Emergency Service in eastern Libya, announced late Thursday.
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