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ABC News: Over 5,200 people feared dead, another 10,000 missing after flooding in Libya, officials say
One of the worst hit areas has been declared a disaster zone. More than 5,200 people are believed to have died in devastating flo…
Storm Daniel was by no means the only factor behind the devastation wrought on the city of DernaWhen the climate crisis meets a failed state, the outcome is the kind of disaster that Libya is witnessing in Derna.Any city would have struggled with the e…
The death toll from flooding that hit the eastern Libyan city of Derna reached more than 5,000 and was expected to rise further, a local health official said Wednesday.
Full scale of devastation in north African nation still not clear as aid agencies struggle to reach cut-off areasHow have you been affected by the flooding in Libya?International aid is slowly starting to reach the devastated port city of Derna as ques…
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.
Powerful rains destroyed two dams, and the death toll in the North African country is estimated at more than 5,000.
At least 2,300 have died and 10,000 people are believed missing after two dams collapsed on the northeastern coast.
Derna, on Libya’s northeast coast, was inundated with floodwaters that killed more than 5,000 people after Storm Daniel made landfall on Sunday.
Libya is politically divided between east and west and public services have crumbled since a 2011 NATO-backed uprising that prompted years of conflict.