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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.

Al Jazeera

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.

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Thousands of children feared to be dying in refugee camps in Sudan

In tonight's edition: There are warnings that newborns and young children are dying in their dozens every day in Sudan as five months of war between rival generals shake the country to its core. Also, following the devastating flooding of the Libyan city of Derna, Egypt is also counting its…

France 24

The tragedy of Derna: inside the 22 September Guardian Weekly

How disaster struck Libya. Plus: Populism in Europe, and the unifying power of cheese

The Guardian - UK

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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Al Jazeera

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

The Guardian - UK

Libyan leader says flooded city has been divided to create buffers in case of disease outbreaks

The prime minister of Libyan’s eastern administration says authorities have divided the flood-stricken city of Derna into four sections to create buffers in case of disease outbreaks

The Independent UK

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".

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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…

The Independent UK

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

The Guardian - UK

‘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

Al Jazeera

The Libyan journalists providing information in chaos

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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