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Sep 2023
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How are Libyans coping in the wake of th...

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It’s been more than two weeks since devastating floods swept away large parts of the city of Derna. The government in the east of the country says more than 4000 people lost their lives in the disaster, although this number remains disputed. Many more thousands of people are still missing and displaced by the disaster. In the weeks since the floods, fear an ... Show More
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