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Libya is politically divided between east and west and public services have crumbled since a 2011 NATO-backed uprising that prompted years of conflict.

Residents from the nearby cities of Benghazi and Tobruk have offered to put up the displaced, while volunteers search for survivors buried beneath the rubble.

The confirmed death toll from the weekend flooding stood at 61, according to health authorities. But the tally did not include the city of Derna, which had become inaccessible.

Libya has been split since 2014 between rival governments in the east and west backed by various militia forces and international patrons.

Rescue operations are complicated in a country that has been at war on-and-off with no strong central government since an uprising toppled Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

The death toll from flooding that hit the eastern Libyan city of Derna reached more than 5,000 and was expected to rise further, a local health official said Wednesday.

The research that examined the dikes in Merritt also found that the Town of Princeton and the City of Abbotsford did not properly report on their dikes.

The death toll from the flooding in Libya is massive and continues to grow. As of Thursday afternoon, officials have confirmed the loss of more than 11,300 lives.

Hong Kong was brought to a halt as the metropolis and other parts of southern China were hit with record rainfall Thursday and Friday.

More than a combined 11,000 people have died following the earthquake in Morocco and flooding in Libya, with thousands more injured, missing or displaced.

The pond will help prevent flooding at more than 50 properties around Ruth Street and Cairns Avenue, Bute Street and Munroe Avenue, and Ruth Street and York Avenue.

Thursday also marked the completion of the Eau Claire Promenade, the Centre Street pedestrian ramp and the Jaipur Bridge.

A Bedford, N.S. homeowner says it might be wiser for the province to buy his home and others like it, instead of having to repeatedly provide disaster relief in decades to come.

The Pershing County Sheriff's Office said the death happened during the event but offered few details as the investigation continued.

Some residents on Union Street in Bedford, N.S., have said they hope the province will buy and demolish homes that were heavily damaged on July 21.

Two MLAs from opposing political parties recently found a common cause, working together to take down a man who was flooding them with harassing and threatening emails.

The project was deemed a priority in the city's Flood Reduction Master Plan following the devastating flood in July 2004. The project also featured cycling upgrades.

Wildfires, flooding and damaging storms have been the norm in Canada this summer. Here's why experts and industry players are concerned about the impact on tourism demand.

Former High River woman who survived the Alberta floods is now returning to Yellowknife after being evacuated

In a video posted to Twitter Thursday morning, an Ontario police spokesperson said a transport truck driver had fallen through the road and died from his injuries.