Footballers among those killed in Libya floods
The Libyan Football Federation announced that Shaheen Al-Jamil was among the players who lost their lives in the floods.
The devastating floods in Libya have claimed the lives of a number of elite footballers, according to the Libya Football Federation.
The floods, caused by Storm Daniel, resulted in two dams bursting, sweeping away large parts of the port city of Derna.
The internationally-recognised government in Tripoli says at least 2,300 people have died, while the eastern administration – which controls Derna – says more than 5,300 bodies had been found.
The LFF has officially announced the deaths of four footballers in the region – Shaheen Al-Jamil, Monder Sadaqa and brothers Saleh and Ayoub Sasi.
Sadaqa played for Derna-based Premier League side Darnes, where the Sasi brothers were part of the youth team. Al-Jamil recently signed for Al-Tahaddi, another Premier League team in the city of Benghazi.
BBC Sport Africa understands that another footballer, Ibrahim Al-Qaziri, also died in the floods. He had played for several Libyan Premier League sides and was most recently at second-tier Nusour Martouba.
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