Floods submerge cars, homes and hospitals in Libya’s Tripoli
Heavy rainfall triggered flooding in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, submerging cars, trapping people inside buildings.

Heavy rainfall triggered flooding in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, submerging cars, trapping people inside buildings.







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