Flooding in eastern Libya after weekend storm leaves 2,000 people feared dead

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Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that swept away entire neighbourhoods and wrecked homes in multiple coastal towns. As many as 2,000 people were feared dead, one of the country's leaders said Monday.

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00:00 Entire neighborhoods swept away. Libyan leaders fear as many as 2,000 people could be dead

00:07 after Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in the North African nation. Homes

00:13 in multiple towns have been decimated. The destruction appears to be greatest in Derna,

00:19 a city formerly held by extremists for more than a decade, leaving it with crumbling and

00:24 inadequate infrastructure. Health authorities say the confirmed death toll from the weekend's

00:31 flooding stands at 61 as of late Monday, but that tally does not include Derna, which has

00:37 become inaccessible. Many of the thousands missing are believed to have been carried

00:44 away by the flooding.

00:45 (audience laughing)

00:48 (whooshing)

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