TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – In yet another tragic twist, at least 55 children have been poisoned by polluted water in the devastated Libyan coastal city of Derna. The city has been hit especially hard by floods caused by Storm Daniel when it struck the country last weekend. “We detected 55 cases of contamination (poisoning) with […]
Derna, Libya – AFP Shipments of international aid began to arrive in Libya on Saturday, offering a lifeline to thousands despite dwindling hopes of finding more survivors days after deadly flash floods. Sunday’s floods submerged the port city of Derna, washing thousands of people and homes out to sea after two upstream dams burst u...
Ardouz, Morocco – AFP About eight hours passed after Morocco’s earthquake before help reached the hamlet of Ardouz, one of many tiny mountain villages whose remoteness is both appealing and cruelly risky. Some of the settlements perched in the High Atlas are still not accessible by road nearly a week after the nation’s deadli...
Derna, Libya — AFP Rescuers sifted through mud and rubble in their search for people missing from the tsunami-sized flash flood that swept the Libyan port city of Derna, killing more than 3,000. The surge of water burst two upstream dams on Sunday, turning Derna into an apocalyptic wasteland with entire city blocks and untold […]
ANKARA (AA) – France is not boycotting African artists, the country’s culture minister has said in response to reports of an order to stop cooperation. French broadcaster BFMTV had reported that a government letter sent to the authorities on Thursday asked to stop collaboration with artists from Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali. “I am extrem...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned of the dangers posed by the unexploded ordnances in the flood-hit eastern Libyan city of Derna. “Unexploded ordnances and abandoned munition stores could also pose an additional challenge to residents, emergency responders, and authorities,” an ICR...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Morocco’s King Mohammed VI and the country’s central bank decided to donate a total of 2 billion Moroccan dirhams (about $200 million) to the bank account designated for the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the country last Friday. On Sunday, the Moroccan government announced the establishment of sp...
ANKARA (AA) – More than 38,640 people have been displaced due to devastating floods in Libya, the UN migration agency said on Friday. At least 30,000 individuals were displaced in Derna due to Storm Daniel, with 3,000 in Al-Bayda, 2,595 in Al-Marj, 2,195 in Benghazi, 350 in Soussa, 300 in Almkheley, 200 in Wardeah and […]
GENEVA (AA) – Providing shelter, food, and medical supplies to people in Libya and Morocco who survived two massive lethal natural disasters is the top priority, the UN’s humanitarian affairs chief has said. Speaking at a UN press conference about the earthquake that struck Morocco on September 8 and the devastating floods in Libya on [&...
Tunis, Tunisia – AFP Tunisia’s renowned Bardo museum reopened to the public on Thursday, AFP journalists reported, after over two years of closure coinciding with a power grab by President Kais Saied. The largest museum in Tunisia, with collections of rare mosaics and other artefacts housed in a 19th century Ottoman governor’...
