It comes as the World Health Organisation and other aid agencies urged Libyan authorities to stop burying victims of last Sunday's flooding in mass graves.
Libya: Almost a quarter 'dead or missing'
He said the investigations are focusing on the funds allocated for the maintenance of the two dams, stressing that the office has reports that cracks could be seen in the dams before the flooding.
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