A three-storey building standing opposite had been swept 60 metres (200 feet) down the road by the floodwaters, Hasadi said.
"The situation is very, very tragic," said Qais, a rescue worker from Tunisia at the seafront who only gave his first name.
[1/4]A view shows the destruction, in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya September 16, 2023.
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Libya's continuing political divisions, with rival administrations and parliaments in the east and west, could hamper the aid effort.
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