The port city of Derna, Libya, has been devastated by flooding, with thousands of people killed. Mediterranean Storm Daniel brought torrential rain to the region last week, but it was the collapse of two dams that caused some of the worst damage, with entire sections of Derna washed away.
Now, as rescue turns to recovery, we speak with Anas El Gomati, direc ... Show More
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How will Libya recover from catastrophic floods?
Last Sunday Storm Daniel hit Libya bringing heavy rain and catastrophic flooding. Derna, a city in the east, suffered the most. A tsunami-like river of water swept through its streets when two dams burst. More than 10,000 people are missing and almost 4,000 people have been confi ... Show More
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‘Dam of death’: How a Libyan city was washed away
Rescuers are calling for more body bags to be sent to a Libyan city hit by catastrophic flooding - as fears of waterborne diseases grow.
More than 11,300 people are known to have died - and this could reach up to 20,000, with a further 10,100 missing.
Meanwhile, attempts to coord ... Show More
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Libya: Political Gridlock, Regional Politics and Sudan’s War
<p>Last week, Libya’s parliament fired one of the country’s two prime ministers, Fathi Bashaga. Libya for years has been split between two rival governments. An internationally recognised prime minister, Abdelhamid Dabaiba, sits in the capital Tripoli and a rival government, unti ... Show More
45m 15s
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Inondations meurtrières en Libye : le chaos d'un Etat sans Etat
Plusieurs milliers, voire plusieurs dizaines de milliers de morts en Libye à la suite d'inondations monstres : bilan du passage de la tempête Daniel sur un pays sans administration et en proie au chaos. Douze ans après la chute de Kadhafi, la Libye est un Etat sans Etat, plaque t ... Show More
9m 4s
Sep 2023
Libya floods: death toll passes 6,000
Libyan officials place the death toll of catastrophic floods in eastern Libya at over 6,000. Meanwhile, foreign aid begin to trickle into Morocco nearly a week after a strong earthquake. Ukraine attacks Russia's Black Sea fleet and a shipyard in Crimea. Trials begin in Brazil for ... Show More
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Ep.393: Perché una città libica è finita sott’acqua
A Derna ci sono cinquemila morti e i dispersi sono ventimila. Dopo aver colpito Spagna, Grecia e Turchia il ciclone Daniel è arrivato qui, nel nord est della Libia. Derna non era costruita per resistere a una grande alluvione, ma questo difetto di fabbrica non le era mai pesato – ... Show More
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