Libya News » Derna News Libya » Derna » Security: Libya floods latest: Death toll soars to 11,300 from 'dam of death' in Derna
The death toll in Libya has risen to 11,300 according to the Libyan Red Crescent, and another 10,000 are feared missing after a storm in the Mediterranean caused dams to burst — washing entire coastal ...
News Libya » Derna » Security: Libya was mired in chaos and corruption. For years, warnings the Derna dams may burst went unheeded
CAIRO (AP) — The warnings were clear but went unheeded. Experts had long said that floods posed a significant danger to two dams meant to protect nearly 90,000 people in the northeast of Libya. They ...
News Libya » Derna » Security: Horrific dam collapses epitomize Libya's failures. Why were so many warnings ignored?
People look for survivors in Derna, Libya. For years, experts warned that floods pose significant danger to dams protecting tens of thousands in Libya's northeast. (Yousef Murad / Associated Press) ...
News Libya » Derna » Security: How Libya’s chaos left its people vulnerable to deadly flooding
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LONDON (AP) — A storm that has killed ...
News Libya » Derna » Security: Libya opens investigation into dams' collapse after flood killed thousands
Derna, Libya-- Libyan authorities have opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city as rescue teams searched for bodies on Saturday, nearly a ...
News Libya » Derna » Security: Libya’s top prosecutors investigate failed dams
DERNA, Libya -- Libyan authorities have opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city as rescue teams searched for bodies Saturday, nearly a ...
News Libya » Derna » Security: Storm-ravaged Libya faces a long road to recovery as humanitarian groups ask for $71 million in aid
Libya’s vast oil and gas reserves, which are the biggest in Africa, remain the dominant source of revenue. While terminals initially closed, the storm has not impacted Libya’s output which sits around ...
News Libya » Derna » Security: In Libya, the Boulos Plan triggers fratricidal wars between the Dabaibas and the Haftars
The Americans thought they had figured out how to reconcile the two clans that divide Libya between the west and the east. Instead, they ended up fueling further violence. A story of long-standing gru ...
News Libya » Derna » Security: 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 » Security: Libya investigates dams’ collapse after a devastating flood last weekend killed more than 11,000
DERNA, Libya — Libyan authorities have opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city as rescue teams searched for bodies Saturday, nearly a ...