The floodwaters in Derna swept Yousif's entire family out to sea but the waves washed him back along the shore.
swept his entire family out to sea, the waves washed him back along the shore."The water lifted us up and smashed us onto the ground," he says.I ask what feelings he has.His uncle, Mustafa Farash, is now his guardian and says he is in a state of shock. He tells me they lost 11 family members and found only five bodies to bury.
A joint venture from the Libyan Red Crescent, the police, the army's 166th battalion, medics and Derna's Scouts - supported by a mass of civilian volunteers. "Around 1,500 bodies washed up to shore on the first morning," he says."We all rushed to the beach - it was almost a blur."
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