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The Guardian - UK
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Before and after: satellite images show Libyan city devastated by flood

Libya has been reeling from a massive flood that left more than 5,000 people dead and thousands more missing. The eastern city of Derna was hit by a huge flash flood late on Sunday that witnesses likened to a tsunami, after two upstream dams burst when torrential rains brought by Storm Daniel battered the region. Satellite images show the extent of the damage

  • Flooding in Derna

  • A coastal road in Derna

  • The Wadi Derna river and buildings in Derna

  • The port facility at Derna

  • The upper dam on the Wadi Derna river

  • A coastal highway in Derna

  • The coastline in Derna

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