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At least 10,000 people were feared missing in Libya on Tuesday in floods caused by a huge storm, which burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much as a quarter of the eastern city of Derna.

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An aerial view of the city of Derna, LibyaJamal Alkomaty/The Associated Press

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Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods in multiple coastal towns, the destruction appeared greatest in Derna city.Jamal Alkomaty/The Associated Press

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A view shows the damaged cars in Derna, Libya.ESAM OMRAN AL-FETORI/Reuters

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Ambulances line up near a mass grave in Derna, Libya.AYMAN AL-SAHILI/Reuters

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A man stands next to a damaged car, after a powerful storm and heavy rainfall hit Libya.ESAM OMRAN AL-FETORI/Reuters

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A flooded road in Derma, Libya.ESAM OMRAN AL-FETORI/Reuters

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A resident sits amongst the damage left by the storm in Derma. Libya.ESAM OMRAN AL-FETORI/Reuters

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Overturned cars lay among other debris caused by flash floods in Derna, eastern Libya.-/AFP/Getty Images

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Toys are seen damaged shop in Derna, eastern Libya.-/AFP/Getty Images

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A boy pulls a suitcase past debris from a powerful storm in Derna, eastern Libya.AFP/Getty Images

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People check an area damaged by flash floods in Derna, eastern Libya.-/AFP/Getty Images

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Residents survey damage in Derna, eastern Libya.-/AFP/Getty Images

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The death toll from freak floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people reported missing.-/AFP/Getty Images

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Men walk past debris of buildings caused by flash floods in Derna, eastern Libya.-/AFP/Getty Images

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Members of Libyan Red Crescent assisting drivers whose cars are engulfed in floods in al-Bayda town in eastern Libya.BASMA BADRAN/AFP/Getty Images

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Members of Libya's Youth Hostels Association unload medical aid that arrived by plane at al Abraq airport in Al Abraq, Libya.AYMAN AL-SAHILI/Reuters

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Damaged car sits on a road in Qandula, Libya.ESAM OMRAN AL-FETORI/Reuters

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Aerial view of people standing on a damaged road in Shahhat city, Libya.STRINGER/Reuters

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A car washed up on the side of a road, after a powerful storm and heavy rainfall hit Qandula, Libya.ESAM OMRAN AL-FETORI/Reuters

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Cars try to navigate on a damaged road in Shahhat city, Libya.STRINGER/Reuters

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Roads are washed in Shahhat city, Libya.STRINGER/Reuters

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