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‘Disaster of epic proportions’: Libya prosecutor probes deadly dam collapse

Derna city ‘smells like death’ as rescuers try to reach thousands of survivors trapped without water, food, and shelter.

Al Jazeera · Sep 16, 2023

Libya probes the collapse of two dams after flooding devastated an eastern city, killing over 11,000

Libya’s top prosecutor says he has opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2023

'Medicane' storms to increase as climate change heats Mediterranean

The flash flood that killed thousands of people in Libya this week followed a "medicane" – a rare but destructive weather phenomenon that scientists believe will intensify in a warming world.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 16, 2023

Libya dam collapse: engineering expert raises questions about management

More than 11,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands are missing following the catastrophic collapse of two dams in the eastern Libyan city of Derna. The dam collapse came after an extreme storm, Storm Daniel, slammed into the north African country. The Conversation Africa’s Moina Spooner asked water…

The Conversation · Sep 15, 2023

Flood-ravaged Libya city of Derna faces health crisis from thousands of corpses

‘We should be afraid of an epidemic’ says worried survivor

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023

‘Desert turned into a sea’: Eastern Libya flood survivors recount horror

Survivors of floods that struck eastern Libya tell Al Jazeera they remain without aid and struggle to find loved ones.

Al Jazeera · Sep 15, 2023

Libyan authorities seal off most of flood-hit Derna in effort to limit deaths

Only emergency workers to be allowed into devastated area over fears of contamination from dead bodies in limited water supply

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2023

They worked for years in Libya. Now an Egyptian village mourns scores of its men killed in flooding

An Egyptian village is mourning dozens of its men killed in the horrific floodwaters that tore through the city of Derna in neighboring Libya

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023

Libya flood disaster: scale of the catastrophe must bring the two warring factions together

A century ago, the coastal city of Derna was well known for picture-perfect beaches, palm trees and whitewashed villas mainly inhabited by Libya’s Italian colonial occupiers. Today, in the aftermath of Storm Daniel, which brought 400mm of rain to the region, overwhelming two dams and sweeping millions of tons of…

The Conversation · Sep 15, 2023

Libya floods: why cash is the best way to help get humanitarian aid to people affected by disasters

The heavy rainfall that hit Libya during Storm Daniel caused two dams and four bridges to collapse in the coastal city of Derna, submerging most of the city in floodwater and claiming thousands of lives.

The Conversation · Sep 15, 2023