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The ship carried around 86 people, among them women and children, the agency said citing survivors.
Abdulmenam al-Ghaithi, whose house was burned down by protesters last week, was one of eight local officials arrested in Derna.
One man recounted losing almost 60 relatives in the shocking floods that cascaded through the city of Derna.
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The Libyan government had apportioned $1.3 million to maintain the dams, but the funds vanished amid political disputes.
“The field hospital is filled with corpses,” the health minister said.
Dozens more are feared missing.
The search continues for the boat after engine failure in central Mediterranean.
The vessel’s hull has allegedly been taking on water, with passengers jumping overboard in desperation.
The missing material could “present a radiological risk, as well as nuclear security concerns.”
The explosion left 259 passengers and crew members—including 190 Americans—dead.
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