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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…

France 24

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

The Guardian - UK

‘Washed out to sea’: Heartbreak of man who lost 32 family members in Libya floods as death toll could hit 20,000

‘I see the ruin, the destruction, the misery and the smell of death. Derna is now a dead city’

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UK Government announces support ‘worth up to £1 million’ for flood-hit Libya

The Foreign Office said the funding was an ‘initial package’ to provide assistance for those most affected by the devastation.

The Independent UK

‘A global problem’: Libya floods a wake-up call to dangers of climate change and old infrastructure

The dams that ruptured in the eastern city of Derna in Libya had been built to protect the city from heavy rains, but their collapse made the flooding even worse. FRANCE 24’s science reporter Shirli Sitbon examines how Libya became so vulnerable and what can other countries do to prevent…

France 24

Palestinian man who fled Lebanon seeking safety in Libya was killed with his family by floods

A Palestinian man who had fled Lebanon more than three decades ago seeking safety and a better future in Libya was killed in the flooding this week along with his wife and two daughters

The Independent UK

More than 5,000 have been found dead after Libya floods

In the coastal city of Derna, dams broke, sending a torrent of water that submerged whole neighborhoods. Rescue efforts are complicated by the fact that Libya is divided between rival governments.

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Libya’s floods are result of climate crisis meeting a failed state

Storm Daniel was by no means the only factor behind the devastation wrought on the city of Derna

The Guardian - UK

Up First briefing: Biden impeachment inquiry; Libya flood; ineffective decongestants

Republicans begin a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Aid groups rush to Libya after catastrophic flooding. FDA advisers say a decongestant in common cold medicines doesn't work.

WEKU

‘Sea is constantly dumping bodies’: fears Libya flood death toll may hit 20,000

Full scale of devastation in north African nation still not clear as aid agencies struggle to reach cut-off areas

The Guardian - UK

Why did Derna’s dams break when Storm Daniel hit Libya?

Experts estimate that 30 million cubic metres of water were released into Derna after the dams broke.

Al Jazeera

Endless hardship: Libya's political instability deepens flood disaster

IN THE PRESS – Wednesday, September 13: We look at how Libya’s political deadlock is exacerbating the current situation in a country suffocated by deadly floods. But politics isn't the only factor, an emerging field in climate sciences is linking extreme weather events to global warming driven by human activity,…

France 24

Mapping Libya’s catastrophic flood damage in Derna after Storm Daniel

Two dams burst upstream from the coastal city, releasing a wall of water that swept away buildings, people inside them.

Al Jazeera

Satellite images show scale of Libya devastation as mass graves used to bury dead

More than 1,500 corpses collected, half of them buried as of Tuesday evening

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Rescuers retrieve over 2,000 bodies in eastern Libya wrecked by devastating floods

Emergency workers uncovered more than 2,000 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna, and it was feared the toll could surpass 5,000 after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed away neighborhoods

The Independent UK

Libya floods: How Storm Daniel caused a river ‘tsunami’ that killed thousands

Over 30,000 displaced in devastating flooding making it the worst disaster of 2023 so far

The Independent UK

Libya floods – live: Fears death toll could ‘double’ as tens of thousand missing after river ‘tsunami’

Over 30,000 individuals have been displaced in Derna after havoc unleashed by Storm Daniel

The Guardian - AU

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The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: What Kim Jong-un wants from his surprise meeting with Vladimir Putin

In today’s newsletter: The North Korean leader makes his first international trip in four years – but what’s at stake?

The Guardian - AU

Libya flooding: before and after satellite images reveal scale of disaster in Derna

With thousands still missing, new satellite images from before and after Sunday’s flooding show scale of destruction

France 24

Libya's Derna counts its dead after catastrophic floods, at least 30,000 left homeless

More than 5,300 bodies have been counted in Libya's devastated eastern city of Derna, a minister in the regional administration said on Wednesday, with the toll from the floodwaters unleashed by Storm Daniel expected to rise even further. At least 30,000 individuals have been left homeless, according to the International…

France 24

At least 5,300 killed and 10,000 missing after deadly floods in Libya

In Libya, poor coordination between rival governments and flooded roads are delaying aid to the East of the country which has been devastated by storm floods. More than 5,300 people have been killed and around 10, 000 are missing.

The Independent UK

Fundraising appeal launched as 5,300 feared dead in flood-hit eastern Libya

The British Red Cross has launched an appeal and said that three Libyan Red Crescent volunteers lost their lives while trying to save others.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: 10,000 missing in Libyan floods, police racism warning, Biden impeachment bid

Former Queensland officers say colleagues have gotten away with slurs

Al Jazeera

Hundreds buried in mass graves as Libya reels from devastating flooding

Situation in Derna city ‘extremely dire’, as outside help starts to reach more than 36 hours after the disaster struck.

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