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(Beirut) – An independent inquiry is needed to review failings in Libyan authorities’ management of catastrophic flooding in eastern Libya in September 2023, Human Rights Watch said today. The floods ...
News Libya » Derna » Government: Derna, Libya: Floods, Death, and Destruction: The Gift of NATO
After the two dams broke in Derna, eastern Libya on Monday September 11, 2023, more than 11,300 persons were killed. There are over 11,000 still missing one week later. All the major international ...
News Libya » Derna » Government: Libyan PM says 2,000 people believed dead in flooding caused by Storm Daniel
The confirmed death toll from the weekend flooding stood at 61 as of late Monday, according to health authorities. But the tally did not include Derna, which had become inaccessible, and many of the ...
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 Twelve ...
News Libya » Derna » Government: How government neglect, misguided policies doomed Libya to deadly floods
The rains lashing Derna gave residents a sense of comfort as night fell on Sept. 10. Windows steamed up as dinners warmed on stovetops. Children curled up with their parents and watched cartoons long ...
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: Years of Graft Doomed 2 Dams in Libya, Leaving Thousands in Muddy Graves
Repair work was agreed but never finished and Derna paid the price. Experts say infrastructure projects have long been neglected, with officials focusing instead on lining their own pockets. By Vivian ...
News Libya » Derna » Government: East Libya Government Announces Fund For Flood-hit Derna
Libya's eastern-based government announced Wednesday the creation of a fund for the reconstruction of Derna, weeks after it was hit by a devastating flood that swept thousands out to sea. The Barron's ...
News Libya » Derna » Government: Libya says Derna mayor, other officials detained after flood
BENGHAZI, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The mayor of Libya's eastern city of Derna was detained along with other officials on suspicion of mismanagement and negligence over the collapse of dams that flooded the ...
News Libya » Derna » Government: In Libya's devastated Derna, families still search for the missing
Flood swept away swathes of the city in September More than 4,000 bodies recovered so far Thousands still missing but identification is hard Reconstruction may become new focus for power tussle DERNA, ...
News Libya » Derna » Government: Rival governments in Libya impact the recovery from devastating floods
People in eastern Libya are still reckoning with the aftermath of last month's floodwaters that washed out to sea the heart of the city of Derna, and killed thousands. Libyans are still dealing with ...
News Libya » Derna » Government: Clinging to hope in Derna, as grief turns to anger
In the days that followed the devastating floods in the Libyan city of Derna, reports emerged of survival – a six-year-old boy plucked from the water from a third-floor balcony, a father saving his ...