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Four members of a Greek rescue team and three members of a Libyan family have died in a road collision while the Greek rescuers were traveling to join other international teams in the flood-ravaged city of Derna. Two others in the car and eight others on the bus were seriously injured. Greece has launched an investigation in cooperation with Libya.
Four members of a Greek rescue team en route to the flood-hit city of Derna in Libya were killed in a road accident, along with three members of a Libyan family. Fifteen members of the Greek team were injured, with seven in critical condition. The Greek Armed Forces confirmed a collision between a bus carrying medical personnel and a vehicle moving in the opposite direction but did not confirm the deaths. Investigations are underway, and efforts are being made to repatriate the personnel.
A Maltese rescue team discovered hundreds of dead bodies on a beach in the flood-stricken Libyan city of Derna after heavy rainfall from Storm Daniel caused two dams to collapse. The bodies, believed to have been washed out to sea, were found by a four-person team inside a cave by the sea. The exact number of bodies is difficult to determine, but it is estimated to be around 400.
Two individuals, an adult man and a juvenile male, were hospitalized after nearly drowning in the Scioto River at Griggs Reservoir Park. The juvenile male is in critical condition while the adult man is in stable condition. A rescue team was able to pull them out of the water. No further information is available at this time.