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The death toll from floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people reported missing, the Red Cross warns. "The death toll is huge, it might reach thousands," says Tamer Ramadan of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies told reporters in Geneva via video link from Tunis. SOUNDBITE
The death toll from floods that have battered South Africa's east coast has risen to 443, including a rescuer, Sihle Zikalala, the premier of the KwaZulu-Natal province announces, as dozens more are still missing. SOUNDBITE
The death toll following the partial collapse of an apartment building in Surfside, Florida, has increased to five, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava says. SOUNDBITE
Health Secretary Matt Hancock says that Britain had recorded 980 deaths from coronavirus in the 24-hour period since the last report, the highest daily toll yet. SOUNDBITE
People navigate in boats through the flooded streets of Porto Alegre, Brazil, as floods and mudslides have killed at least 66 and forced more than 80,000 to flee their homes, according to authorities. IMAGES
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