Derna, Libya – AFP A week after a tsunami-sized flash flood devastated the Libyan coastal city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths, the international aid effort to help the grieving survivors slowly gathered pace Sunday. Search-and-rescue teams wearing face masks and protective suits kept up the grim search for bodies or any sur...
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 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 […]
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...
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 […]
Derna, Libya – AFP Libya’s eastern city of Derna was counting its dead Wednesday after devastating flash floods unleashed by Storm Daniel with the Red Cross warning that 10,000 are missing. Two river dams burst after the storm hit on Sunday afternoon, releasing an enormous surge of water that tore through the Mediterranean coastal ...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – At least 5,300 people have been killed by devastating floods in Libya’s eastern city of Derna, the country’s Ambulance and Emergency Service has said. “Around 5,000 other people have gone missing after the floods,” Osama Ali, a spokesman for the service, told the media. Libyan officials estimate that more than 5,300...
