Before and after: satellite images show Libyan city devastated by flood

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by Maxar Technologies / AFP / Getty Images Thu 14 Sep 2023 08.52 BST 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

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