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A view shows the damaged cars, after a powerful storm and heavy rainfall hit Libya.
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The politics of aid in flooded Libya

Eastern Libya is reeling from devastating floods that have killed at least 3,000 people, while as many as 10,000 are missing. The deluge ripped through two dams on Monday, destroying entire towns and neighborhoods.

Libyan presidential candidates Abdelhamid Dabeiba and Khalifa Haftar.
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Libya’s bad choices

Libya’s first democratic elections since Muammar Qadaffi's ousting in 2011 are scheduled to take place next week. But it now seems all but certain that the vote will be stalled – or scrapped altogether. What’s the state of play in Libya, and why are so many external powers jockeying for power there?