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Was the freak 'medicane' storm that devastated Libya a glimpse of North Africa's future?

Storm Daniel landed on the Libyan coastal town of Toukrah in the early hours of September 10 and started moving east. Soon the wind was rising and heavy rain falling, forcing people to stay indoors. By afternoon the rain was clearly out of the ordinary.

The Conversation

Libya flood disaster displaced over 43,000 people: IOM

Libya's flood disaster, which killed thousands in the city of Derna, also displaced more than 43,000 people, the International Organisation for Migration said Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

Middle East Roundup: Kneeling before Tehran? Iran and US swap prisoners

Moroccan girls at risk of exploitation, Libyan journalists coordinating on the ground; here’s the Middle East this week.

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After Libya flood, unexploded weapons pose new risk

Humanitarian organisations have issued warnings about the imminent risk of ‘weapon contamination’ in Libya.

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‘The waters carried him away’: Derna families mourn for those lost to flood

Most flood victims are being quickly buried in mass graves, leaving relatives in the Libyan city struggling to find loved ones

The Guardian - UK

Communication outage hits flood-stricken city in Libya, further complicating search efforts

A day-long communication outage in a flood-stricken city in eastern Libya has further complicated the work of teams searching for bodies under the rubble and at sea

The Independent UK

As eastern Libya reels from disastrous floods, a new threat emerges

Health officials warn of the danger of water contamination in the aftermath of catastrophic floods in Libya’s east.

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Morocco's earthquake and Libya's floods highlight obstacles to relief efforts, from botched disaster diplomacy to destroyed infrastructure

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Morocco on Sept. 8, 2023, causing widespread damage in mountain villages. Three days later, an unusually severe Mediterranean storm caused two poorly maintained Libyan dams to collapse, resulting in massive floods in and around the port city of Derna.

The Conversation

Libya floods: the drowning of Derna was a man-made disaster decades in the making

In the early hours of September 11, residents of Derna in north-east Libya woke to the sound of loud explosions. After more than a decade of conflict – initially between the Gaddafi regime and local factions, then among militias fighting for rule – they were used to the noise.

The Conversation

Haftar’s sons rise in Libya’s east, bringing ‘corruption, death, destruction’

Khalifa Haftar, the strongman of eastern Libya, has placed his six sons in positions of political and military power. The deadly floods in Derna have seen his youngest, Saddam, rise to head of disaster relief management and the top of his succession charts. For Libyans, it spells more bad news.

France 24

Left behind and grieving, survivors of Libya floods call for accountability

Thousands of Libyans have lost family members, friends and neighbors in the devastating floods that engulfed the country's east

The Independent UK

Libyan floods worsened by climate change

A recent study determined that climate change made the flood 50 times more likely

Salon

Libya: Protesters torch mayor’s home in Derna as grief turns to anger over catastrophic flood

Journalists handed orders to leave devastated city of Derna after hundreds join protest against flood response

The Independent UK

How Libya’s floods hit the worst place at the worst time

Letters: Prof Janet Hooke describes the dangers of building a city on an alluvial fan and the vulnerability of such locations to extreme weather events. Plus letters from Susan Roaf and David O’Brien

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Climate change made storm that devastated Libya far more likely and intense, scientists say

Scientists say climate change made the devastating storm along the Libyan coast up to 50 times more likely and 50% more intense

The Independent UK

Climate crisis made devastating Libya flooding ‘50 times more likely’

Floods like the one in Greece and Libya now ‘reasonably common’ due to climate crisis, study finds

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Global heating made Greece and Libya floods more likely, study says

Report says climate change made rainfall heavier but human factors turned extreme weather into humanitarian disaster

The Independent UK

Libya floods made up to 50 times more likely by climate change, study suggests

It also combined with poor maintenance of the broken dams and because the city is built on floodplains, exposing thousands of homes.

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Confusion as some journalists asked to leave Libya’s flood-hit Derna

Derna authorities say there are so many journalists in the city that they pose an obstacle to the work of rescue teams.

The Hindu

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 Conversation

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 Guardian - UK

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

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

France 24

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…

Evening Standard

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

Warnings about the condition of the vital dams was ignored

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