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Friday briefing: What explains Libya and Morocco’s very different responses to catastrophe?

In today’s newsletter: The two north African nations, separated by only 2,000km, have had very different responses to their flooding and earthquake – and civilians are losing out

The Guardian - UK

Rescue teams in Libya's flood-hit Derna search for thousands still missing

Emergency teams on Friday kept up their search for the thousands still posted as missing from the tsunami-sized flash flood that swept the Libyan port city of Derna, killing at least 4,000 people.

Radio France Internationale

Libya floods kill over 11,300 as city of Derna is swept away

In tonight's edition: International aid efforts intensify as the death toll in flooded Libya soars to more than 11,000 killed. Heavy rains burst two upstream dams late Sunday, leaving apocalyptic scenes in the city of Derna. Isolated Morocco earthquake survivors feel forgotten by the state as they await help, and…

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AP Photos: Satellite images show flood devastation that killed more than 11,000 in Libya

Images taken by satellite show the physical devastation from a flood that killed at least 11,300 people in the eastern Libyan city of Derna.

The Independent UK

Death toll soars to 11,300 from flooding in Libyan coastal city of Derna

Another 10,100 are reported missing from flooding caused by Mediterranean storm Daniel, the Libyan Red Crescent says.

WEKU

Fury over ‘avoidable’ deaths in Libya floods as thousands buried in mass graves with 11,000 confirmed killed

Officials in hardest-hit city of Derna believe toll could reach 20,000 – amid calls for inquiry into collapse of dams that drove flooding

The Independent UK

Natural disaster or man-made, why was Libya so vulnerable to floods?

While the floods were unprecedented, experts argue that years of neglect and corruption worsened the tragedy.

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‘An alarm bell’: Libyan poet warned of flood risk in Derna before dying in storms

Mustafa al-Trabelsi attended a meeting about state of the dams days before Storm Daniel hit city

The Guardian - UK

International aid effort stepped up as Libya searches for flood victims

A dozen countries including France have stepped up their aid campaigns to help Libya, where significant flooding caused by storm Daniel has left thousands dead and injured and many more missing.

Radio France Internationale

Libya floods: 'Every time they pick up debris, they uncover more bodies'

As the number of flood victims continues to climb in Libya, survivors from devastated towns in the northeast are still waiting to be rescued. Access to phone and internet networks has been cut off by the immense damage caused by the storm. Our Observer, a resident of Derna, the town…

France 24

How to support Storm Daniel flood victims in Libya

Eastern Libya is devastated by floods that killed about 6,000 people and displaced 30,000. Here’s how to help.

Al Jazeera

Libyans call for inquiry as fury grows over death toll from catastrophic floods

Attorney general asked to investigate amid allegations warnings ignored about dangerous state of two dams

The Guardian - UK

The Egyptian village that lost nearly 100 men in the Libya floods

At least 70 men from village of al-Sharif in Egypt’s Beni Suef province died in Libya’s Derna that was struck by floods.

Al Jazeera

Rival governments cooperate to aid Libya’s flood victims as misery piles on

Domestic efforts to aid survivors are on despite political fractions, as focus is on accessing people in need.

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The Independent UK

Libya buries thousands after deadly floods that killed at least 5,100

The Libyan city of Derna has buried thousands of people in mass graves as search teams scoured the area after devastating floods that killed at least 5,100 people, a health official said Thursday

The Guardian - UK

Before and after: satellite images show Libyan city devastated by flood

Satellite images of Derna after the flash flood show coastal neighbourhoods almost entirely submerged

Evening Standard

Libya floods: King and Queen ‘desperately saddened’ amid fears up to 20,000 have died

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

France 24

Global aid effort intensifies for Libya after catastrophic floods

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.

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The Guardian - AU

Libya floods: appeals for body bags amid fears of disease ‘epidemic’

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

WEKU

An inside account of devastation and survival in the Libya floods

Huda Akram is a doctor based in Benghazi, Libya, whose family hails from Derna. She spoke to NPR on Wednesday, describing the harrowing scenes and what is happening now.

France 24

Dozens killed in Darfur as UN's Sudan chief steps down

In tonight's edition: Dozens of civilians have been killed in an air strike on a market in Darfur in Sudan. We speak to a campaigner who's headed to the UN general assembly in New York to push for a strong international response to the deadly conflict. And the mayor of…

The Independent UK

King and Queen ‘desperately saddened’ by ‘horrific’ Libya floods

Storm Daniel hit the coastal city of Derna and other eastern parts of the North African country on Sunday.

Al Jazeera

Death toll in Libya’s Derna flooding could reach 20,000: Mayor

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

France 24

Libya’s deadly dam collapse was decades in the making

With thousands of people dead and tens of thousands more left homeless by floods as a storm burst through the dams next to the east Libyan city of Derna, FRANCE 24 looks back at the years of violence and neglect that left the city ill-prepared for the unprecedented natural disasters…

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Libya’s floods: humans, not just nature, caused this disaster

Editorial: Much of the eastern city of Derna has disappeared. The lethal failures of the country’s authorities must bear much of the blame

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