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Derna, Libya CNN —It’s quiet at the Tartoba cemetery outside the Libyan city of Derna, despite the presence of dozens of volunteers. The school principal volunteered at his town’s cemetery after the floods struck Derna last week. Close to 4,000 people have perished in Derna after heavy rainfall and two collapsed dams caused ferocious floods, according to WHO figures. Akram al-Kawwash (left) and Abdallah al-Sheikh have not been able to find the bodies of their family members in Derna. He searched the wreckage, hoping to find his family members, but he found only the bodies of neighbors and a few survivors.

Persons: Libya CNN —, Mohamed el, ”, Sarah Sirgany, ” Sharwy, Akram al, Abdallah al, Sheikh, “, ” Abdallah al, ” Kawwash Organizations: Libya CNN, CNN, WHO Locations: Derna, Libya, Libyan

Derna, Libya CNN —Tarek Fahim was taking videos of the water filling behind the dam in the Derna valley in Libya late Saturday night. Almost all they find are dead bodies and more are believed to be under the heaps of crumbled cement. Volunteers in hazmat suits scan the sea for dead bodies in Derna. Sarah Sirgany/CNNAbdel Wahab Haroun, 21, says he retrieved 40 bodies from the sea on Sunday. Derna’s waterfront has become the main staging area for delivering dead bodies and transporting them for burial, in a process that has been kept to one location due to the health hazards of decomposing bodies.

Persons: Libya CNN — Tarek Fahim, Storm Daniel, ”, “, Talal Fartas, Derna, Sarah Sirgany, CNN Abdel Wahab Haroun, Haroun, Asma Awad, Ibrahim Hassan, ” Abdel, Wahab Organizations: Libya CNN, United Nations, UN, CNN, Vehicles, Local, Volunteers Locations: Derna, Libya, al, Libyan, Kofra

☆ Derna: Deadly floods leave Libyan city looking like a war zone
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Jomana Karadsheh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Derna, Libya CNN —Driving into Derna in the early hours was like arriving in a ghost town. One official told CNN he doesn’t believe the search for survivors is over. Libyan officials say bodies are still washing back up on the shores of Derna, days after the wall of water swept through the city. However, some Libyans told CNN how they felt this tragedy has brought a divided country together, at least for now. But some told CNN they were not equipped to deal with this kind of situation.

Persons: Moammar, doesn’t, Storm, Abdullah Doma, Mohammad Shteiwi, Derna, “ Divers, “, ” Shteiwi Organizations: Libya CNN, Libyan National Army, CNN, International Organization for Migration, Getty, Volunteers, Security Locations: Derna, Libya, –, AFP, Benghazi, Tripoli, Misrata, Turkish, ”

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