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The death toll from floods in the city of Derna has risen to more than 5,100, according to a local health official in eastern Libya.

Ossama Ali, spokesman for the Eastern Libya Ambulance and Emergency Center, said the death toll in the entire region was at least 5,202.

Ali told The Associated Press by phone on Wednesday that more than 7,000 people were injured in Derna, and most of them were being treated in field hospitals set up there by authorities and aid agencies.

He says the death toll in the coastal city is likely to rise as search and rescue teams continue to collect bodies from streets, buildings, and the sea.