Confusion is mounting over the confirmed number of dead in Libya's worst flood-hit city of Derna as figures from officials differ
two dams in the mountains above Derna burst
Rescue teams carry a body as they walk in the mud between destroyed buildings after dams burst in Derna, Libya The country has been divided between rival administrations, each backed by competing armed militias,The internationally recognised Government of National Unity is based in Tripoli, in the west, while a parallel government controls the east which includes the city of Derna.
As a result, authorities and aid groups have found it difficult to provide assistance. Emergency workers in Derna are relying on the limited resources they have to continue search operations and confirm victims.How many are thought to be dead?reports that more than 5,000 people are believed to have died with 10,000 reported missing.
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