The use of advance warning systems would have lessened the casualties and damage caused by the recent devastating floods in Libya, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday.
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The layout of the city of Derna, on the northeastern coast of Libya, amplified the extreme damage wrought by flooding there over the weekend. The floods have killed thousands of people, according to local authorities, and thousands more are missing.
At least 5,500 people have died and more than 10,000 are believed missing after Tropical Storm Daniel broke through two dams that protected Libya’s eastern coastal city of Derna from flooding. Experts estimate that the floods unleashed approximately 30 million cubic meters of water onto the city—the hardest hit part of Libya—washing away entire neighborhoods. Other cities in the northeast of the country have also been affected.
At least 5,100 people are presumed dead after a torrential downpour triggered the collapse of two dams and unleashed devastating…
DERNA, Libya – Brigadier General Saddam Khalifa, head of the Libyan National Army Operations Room, is overseeing ongoing rescue and…
At least 10,000 people were feared missing in Libya on Tuesday in floods caused by a huge storm that burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much as a quarter of the eastern city of Derna.
The death toll from recent flooding in Libya has risen to over 3,000 people in the eastern port city of…
Ossama Hamad, the prime minister of the Libyan parliament-backed government, has declared Derna a disaster zone after heavy rainfall and floods destroyed much of the city.
A devastating fire has destroyed 80 hectares of forests, including rare trees, in the Lathrun town of the Green Mountain…
The Libyan Prime Minister, Fathi Bashagha, launched on Tuesday a national initiative to promote consensus among the various Libyan parties and components.