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Libya dam collapse: engineering expert raises questions about management

The Conversation Africa’s Moina Spooner asked water resources and engineering expert Nadhir Al-Ansari, who has researched the design and safety of dams, to provide insights into the Libya dam collapse disaster.

The Hindu

As extreme downpours trigger flooding around the world, scientists take a closer look at global warming's role

Torrential downpours sent muddy water racing through streets in Libya, Greece, Spain and Hong Kong in early September 2023, with thousands of deaths in the city of Derna, Libya. Zagora, Greece, saw a record 30 inches of rain, the equivalent of a year and a half of rain falling in…

The Conversation

Eastern Libya orders journalists out of flood-hit Derna after protests

Media crackdown follows reports that police officers had detained and questioned Libyan reporters

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Protests erupt in Libya’s flood-hit Derna as UN flags threat of disease outbreak

Hundreds of protesters rallied in Libya's disaster-hit Derna on Monday, accusing the authorities of neglect after a huge flash flood devastated the coastal city and swept thousands to their deaths, with the United Nations warning that disease outbreaks could bring "a second devastating crisis".

France 24

Libya's avoidable tragedy: What consequences after Derna dam disaster?

After an all-too-avoidable calamity, how to assist survivors from Libya’s dam bursts without lining the pockets of those who failed? As the UN estimates the death toll from the Derna disaster at 4,000 killed and another 9,000 missing, we ask about the years of neglect, the unheeded warning signs that…

France 24

Expert warnings about dams in Libya ignored for years before floods, says prosecutor

Warnings about the condition of the vital dams was ignored

Evening Standard

UN warns disease outbreak in Libya's flooded east could spark 'a second devastating crisis'

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya has warned that an outbreak of diseases in the country's northeast, where floods have killed over 11,000 people, could create “a second devastating crisis,” with Libyan authorities reporting the spread of diarrhea among over 100 people who drank contaminated water

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‘I never thought we would survive’: Derna after the deluge

Eight days after the Libyan city was devastated by floods the death toll has passed 11,300 but there are some miraculous tales of survival

The Guardian - UK

The Libyan journalists providing information in chaos

With local media failing to deliver information, independent Libyan reporters cover the dam disaster on their own.

Al Jazeera

Bodies of 5 Greek military personnel killed in Libya flooding rescue effort are flown home

Greece’s armed forces have declared three days of national mourning after five members of a military rescue team were killed in a road accident in flood-hit Libya

The Independent UK

Libya floods: Conflicting death tolls, Greek aid workers die in crash

The city of Derna in eastern Libya is still digging out and counting the dead after floods struck more than a week ago.

Al Jazeera

Watch live: Aftermath of catastrophic Libyan floods as death toll reaches more than 11,000

Watch a live view of the devastating aftermath of floods in Libya on Monday, 18 September, as the death toll reaches more than 11,000.

The Independent UK

In corrupt Libya, longtime warnings of the collapse of the Derna dams went unheeded

For years, experts had warned that floods posed a significant danger to two dams protecting nearly 90,000 people in northeastern Libya

The Independent UK

Death toll in Libya flooding rises to 11,300 as rescuers continue to dig for survivors

The UN has warned that the figures for the dead are likey to rise in the coming days

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Auto collision kills 4 Greek rescue workers dispatched to flood-stricken Libya, health minister says

Libya' health minister says four Greek rescue workers dispatched to Libya following devastating flooding in the eastern city of Derna were killed in an automobile collision

Al Jazeera

A week after deadly Libya floods, aid effort gathers pace

Tens of thousands of survivors are homeless and badly need clean water, food and shelter, UN agencies warn.

Radio France Internationale

A week after Libya floods, efforts to aid survivors gather pace

A week after massive flash floods devastated the Libyan coastal city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths, the international aid effort to help survivors is slowly gathering pace.

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Libya floods: warlord using disaster response to exert control, say observers

Khalifa Haftar and Libyan National Army militia said to be overseeing humanitarian relief arriving in city of Derna

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The Independent UK

Flood disaster support hindered by Libya’s ‘broken infrastructure’ – Cleverly

More than 11,000 people have died in eastern towns in Libya.

Radio France Internationale

Bygmalion, Libya, Bismuth: the trials and tribulations of Nicolas Sarkozy

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been hitting the headlines as he promotes his latest memoir. But storm clouds are gathering on the horizon as cases regarding campaign overspending, alleged financing from Libya and a wiretapping scandal reach the courts. RFI takes a look at the pugnacious politician's legal battles.

The Independent UK

For a divided Libya, disastrous floods have become a rallying cry for unity

The disastrous flooding that killed more than 11,000 people has fostered national solidarity among Libyans, long governed by opposing powers

The National (Scotland)

David Pratt: The political roots of Libya's unnatural disaster

LOOKING back now, there was so much optimism despite the obvious dangers and challenges the revolution had thrown up. From Benghazi in the east to…

France 24

UN says death toll at least 11,300 in Libya’s flood-hit Derna

The United Nations said in a report released Sunday that the death toll from devastating floods that hit the Libyan city of Derna earlier this week is at least 11,300. The Libyan Red Crescent, which was cited in the report, later denied the toll, saying it was “shocked” to see…

Al Jazeera

Libya continues search for the missing as bodies wash up on its shores

Death toll from floods in Libya’s Derna rises to 11,300 with more than 10,000 others still missing, UN says.

The Guardian - UK

‘People feel unprotected’: Greeks lose faith in state after Storm Daniel and a summer of wildfires

Before the catastrophe in Libya, the cyclone brought devastation to Thessaly – and there are fears the climate crisis will bring more

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