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Thousands dead in Libya floods after Storm Daniel bursts dams

More than 10,000 people are believed to be missing and parts of a major city, Derna, were completely wiped out following severe flooding

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At least 3,000 people are feared dead and another 10,000 missing in Libya after a storm in the Mediterranean caused dams to burst — washing entire coastal neighborhoods out to sea.

Storm Daniel pounded the North African country Sunday night, unleashing heavy rainfall that caused flash flooding.

But the major destruction would come hours later, when two dams located on the Wadi Derna river burst, creating a wall of water that destroyed everything in its path.

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The greatest devastation was seen in the port city of Derna, which is home to 90,000 people.

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The flooding “erased everything” in its way, Ahmed Abdalla, a resident of Derna, told the Independent.

Current estimates suggest that 30,000 people have been displaced from the weekend’s severe floods.

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