This is the Guardian.

Today, how the Libyan city of Durner was washed away in a night.

Before we start, heads up.

This episode contains very vivid descriptions of damage and death, so listen with care.

Durner is beloved in all of the cities of Libya.

I always love to say that I'm from Durner because if you are from there, you will be loved immediately.

Joah Ali is a freelance journalist because of his critical reporting of Libyan authorities.

Now he lives in exile in Istanbul.

I left Durner, not because I wanted so,

no, because I was forced to leave it because I'm a journalist who don't know how to

but his voice low when authorities want him to do so.

But distance hasn't diminished his love for the place.

It's a small city that plays on the shores of the Mediterranean, on the northern shores of Libya.

Late between mountains, we see it as a pearl, we see it as something outstanding,

not just because of its location, but also because the harmony that we have in Durner

between different tribes and different religions, different cultures,

is something that you don't see in many other cities surrounding us.

Durner is the city of poets, the city of arts, the city of culture.

What does the city look like now?

The city lost its heart, imagine a body without a heart.

That's Durner right now.

The city lost about 25 to 30% of its buildings, of its people,

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