Drone Video Shows Widespread Destruction in Derna, Libya
Floodwaters killed thousands of people and swept away entire neighborhoods as two dams in the city collapsed during Storm Daniel.
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Amid Rescue Efforts After Libya Floods, a Call for Accountability
The government of one side of the country has called for an investigation into how two dams collapsed and into reports that aid had been hindered.
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Libya Floods: What We Know
More than 5,200 people were killed and another 20,000 were displaced after heavy rains caused two dams to break and unleash torrents of water into the coastal city of Derna. Officials are pleading for international aid.
Photos of Libya’s Floods
Powerful rains destroyed two dams, and the death toll in the North African country is estimated at more than 5,000.
Maps: Where Floods Have Devastated Libya
Derna, on Libya’s northeast coast, was inundated with floodwaters that killed more than 5,000 people after Storm Daniel made landfall on Sunday.
Wine Spills Down Street in Portugal
Two tanks containing 600,000 gallons of wine collapsed at a distillery in Levira, Portugal, flooding the small town’s streets.
Thousands Feared Dead in Libya as Dam Collapses Deepen Flood Disaster
The authorities in the country’s east said that two dams unleashed their waters on the city of Derna during a heavy storm this weekend, sweeping entire neighborhoods into the sea.
Floods Devastate Northeastern Libya
Hundreds are feared dead after heavy rainfall swept away homes and caused dams to collapse.