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CAIRO--Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods in multiple coastal towns in the east of the North African nation. As many as 2 ...
News Libya » Derna » Government: Libya presses on rebuilding flood-ravaged Derna but trauma lingers
Nearly three years after a catastrophic storm tore through eastern Libya's port city of Derna killing almost 4,000 people the city is getting back on its feet, but the trauma persists. New roads and ...
News Libya » Derna » Government: Flood death toll in Libya's Derna city could reach 20,000
Toll could reach 18,000 to 20,000, based on number of wiped-out districts, says Abdulmenam al Ghaithi, mayor of eastern city.
News Libya » Derna » Government: 12 Officials Sentenced for Roles in Devastating Libya Flood
The officials were punished nearly a year after two dams above the seaside city of Derna failed in a storm, killing thousands and destroying much of the area. By Vivian Yee Reporting from Cairo See ...
News Libya » Derna » Government: A year on, rebuilding Libya's flood-hit Derna plagued by politics
A year after flooding in eastern Libya killed thousands and razed entire neighbourhoods, reconstruction is allowing military strongman Khalifa Haftar to wield further power in the divided country, ...
News Libya » Derna » Government: Libya: Slow Flood Recovery Failing Displaced Survivors
(Amman) – Libyan authorities are failing to provide adequate compensation and reconstruction support a year after devastating floods wrecked the eastern Libyan city of Derna and left thousands dead or ...
News Libya » Derna » Government: Aid arrives in flood-hit Libya as Derna death toll estimated at 11,300: AFP report
The most recent official death toll, from the health minister of the eastern-based administration, Othman Abdeljalil, is that 3,166 people were killed. But according to a United Nations report ...
News Libya » Derna » Government: Libyan PM says 2,000 people believed dead in flooding caused by Storm Daniel
The destruction appeared greatest in Derna, a city formerly held by Islamic extremists in the chaos that has gripped Libya for more than a decade and left it with crumbling and inadequate ...
News Libya » Derna » Government: Libyan strongman Haftar announces ‘liberation’ of Derna
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar announced Thursday the “liberation” of Derna, the only city in the eastern region beyond his control, from radical Islamist militias. “We proudly announce the ...
News Libya » Derna » Government: Libyan Air Force plane shot down or crashed near Derna
Ansar al-Sharia is a member of the Shura Council of Jihadists of Derna, who now control the city. They drove the Islamic State from Derna last year but are still battling against IS or Daesh in areas ...