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Mayor of Derna estimated between 18,000 and 20,000 people could have died based on the number of wiped-out districts in the city

A global effort to assist stricken Libya gathered pace Thursday after a tsunami-like flood killed nearly 4,000 people and left thousands missing. The mobilisation comes after the mayor of the Mediterranean coastal city of Derna said the death toll in the stricken city could reach 20,000.

Mayor of flood-hit city of Derna calls for body-recovery teams as international aid starts to arrive

Thousands remain missing after flooding from Storm Daniel wreaks havoc in the eastern city of Derna.

Illegal construction work in floodplains reduces the capacity of rivers to contain a high level of water within their banks

BBMP Chief directs exec. engineers to identify encroachments in 10 days & take action against officials in case of delay. He also directs them to inspect flood-prone areas & fill potholes without delay.

Storm Daniel was by no means the only factor behind the devastation wrought on the city of Derna

A senior prosecutor in Greece has ordered an investigation into allegations that officials in the disaster-hit central area of the country failed to complete flood defense projects on time

Full scale of devastation in north African nation still not clear as aid agencies struggle to reach cut-off areas

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital city, will likely face increased heatwaves, droughts and severe flooding over the next 67 years. These changes will pose risks to public health and infrastructure. They’ll also be felt most acutely by the city’s most vulnerable residents: those living in informal settlements.

Two dams burst upstream from the coastal city, releasing a wall of water that swept away buildings, people inside them.