Libya News » Derna News Libya » Derna » Tourism: Libya floods, mapped: How heavy rainfall wiped out a city
News channel or source: https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/libya-derna-floods-heavy-rainfall-rcna108004
Published on: Wednesday 20 September 2023
Record rain turned into a disaster when two dams burst, sending flood water through the center of the city of Derna. Thousands of people were killed last week when devastating floods caused by Storm ...
News Libya » Derna » Tourism: Libya flood disaster: Scale of the catastrophe must bring two warring factions together, says researcher
News channel or source: https://phys.org/news/2023-09-libya-disaster-scale-catastrophe-warring.html
Published on: Monday 18 September 2023
A century ago, the coastal city of Derna was well known for picture-perfect beaches, palm trees and whitewashed villas mainly inhabited by Libya's Italian colonial occupiers. Today, in the aftermath ...
News Libya » Derna » Tourism: For a divided Libya, disastrous floods have become a rallying cry for unity
News channel or source: https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-for-a-divided-libya-disastrous-floods-have-become-a-rallying-cry-for-unity/
Published on: Saturday 16 September 2023
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Zahra el-Gerbi wasn’t expecting much of a response to her online fundraiser, but she felt she had to do something after four of her relatives died in the flooding that decimated ...