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UN revises previous high Libya death toll
Middle East
September 18, 2023
UN revises previous high Libya death toll
CNN — The UN has amended its previous death toll from the floods in Libya, according to a revised report…
Rescuers call for more help in Libya as they face grim task of retrieving bodies from the sea
Middle East
September 18, 2023
Rescuers call for more help in Libya as they face grim task of retrieving bodies from the sea
Derna CNN — International rescue teams in Libya are calling for more help to retrieve the bodies of victims killed…
Ten countries and territories saw severe flooding in just 12 days. Is this the future of climate change?
World
September 17, 2023
Ten countries and territories saw severe flooding in just 12 days. Is this the future of climate change?
Hong Kong CNN — September started with a typhoon that ripped through Hong Kong, uprooting trees and flooding the city.…
Sisi asks Beni Suef citizens to observe a minute of silence in memory of storm victims in Libya
Egypt
September 17, 2023
Sisi asks Beni Suef citizens to observe a minute of silence in memory of storm victims in Libya
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi opened Saturday via videoconferencing a number of development projects in Beni Suef Governorate. Sisi asked the…
Libya floods: Death toll rises to 11,300 in Derna, severely decomposing bodies found in the sea
Middle East
September 17, 2023
Libya floods: Death toll rises to 11,300 in Derna, severely decomposing bodies found in the sea
CNN — The death toll from devastating flooding in Libya’s eastern coastal city of Derna has risen to at least…
Derna valley was once a ‘paradise.’ Now there’s nothing left but devastation
Middle East
September 16, 2023
Derna valley was once a ‘paradise.’ Now there’s nothing left but devastation
Derna, Libya CNN — Tarek Fahim was taking videos of the water filling behind the dam in the Derna valley…
Egypt continues offering humanitarian assistance to storm-hit Libya
Egypt
September 16, 2023
Egypt continues offering humanitarian assistance to storm-hit Libya
CAIRO, Sept 15 (MENA) – The General Command of the Armed Forces issued directives to load tons of humanitarian aid,…
UN says most Libya flood deaths could have been avoided, as reports emerge of how 7-meter wave ‘wiped out’ buildings
Middle East
September 15, 2023
UN says most Libya flood deaths could have been avoided, as reports emerge of how 7-meter wave ‘wiped out’ buildings
The United Nations has said most of the deaths in flash floods that tore through Libya could have been “avoided,”…
‘Utter destruction:’ Derna left like a war zone by Libya’s catastrophic flooding
Middle East
September 15, 2023
‘Utter destruction:’ Derna left like a war zone by Libya’s catastrophic flooding
Derna, Libya CNN — Driving into Derna in the early hours was like arriving in a ghost town. The city,…
Aging dams and missed warnings: A lethal mix of factors caused Africa’s deadliest flood disaster
Middle East
September 15, 2023
Aging dams and missed warnings: A lethal mix of factors caused Africa’s deadliest flood disaster
CNN — It started with a bang at three am. Monday as the residents of Derna were sleeping. One dam…