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A year on, rebuilding Libya's flood-hit Derna plagued by politics

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Heavy rainfall from hurricane-strength Storm Daniel caused two dams to burst in Derna , eastern Libya .

Flooding led to flooding that killed nearly 4,000 people, left thousands missing and displaced more than 40,000 others.

The tragedy sent shockwaves across the oil-rich North African country, casting a harsh light on Libya 's crumbling infrastructure and the dysfunction among its divided rulers.

Experts say reconstruction is allowing military strongman Khalifa Haftar to wield further power in divided country.

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