‘So much has been destroyed.’ Rescue workers say the scale of death and damage is beyond their capacity.
Health authorities began fumigating areas of the eastern city of Derna on Saturday. Concerns are mounting about the spread of diseases following devastating floods that killed thousands.
Photo: Yousef Murad/Associated Press, relief workers say the magnitude of the crisis is overwhelming, with equipment and manpower shortages, concerns about disease and rivalries between the country’s competing authorities.Continue reading your article with
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