Libya: Protesters Burn Derna Mayor’s Home as Flooding Death Toll Soars
Harare — The residence of the mayor of Libyan city Derna, has been set alight as hundreds of protesters sought an explanation for the...
Libya: MSF Begins Medical Activities in Derna After Storm Daniel
As Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Libya begin medical activities in the cities of Derna and Susah one week after the devastation of...
Libya’s Floods – A Climate Change and Governance Tragedy
The Derna disaster shows the lethal effect of a convergence between climate, governance and security threats.
The catastrophic flood last week in Derna, north-eastern Libya,...
Libya: ‘We Have Lost Our Beloved Ones,’ Says Libya Flood Survivor
Istanbul/Derna, Libya — Last weekend, Sami Albah, 59, and his sister were preparing for their brother's wedding in their home city of Derna, Libya.
She...
Libya: A Week After Libya’s Deadly Floods – What We Know
In the aftermath of a devastating flood in Libya, the threat of more dam failures looms. As bodies are collectively buried, survivors face the...
North Africa: Morocco and Libya – UN Scales Up Support for...
Two very different catastrophes in Morocco and in Libya united by the "unimaginable trauma" of bereaved families, continue to mobilize the UN's relief efforts,...
Libya: Africa CDC Statement On the Humanitarian Crisis in Libya Following...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — September 16, 2023 - Africa CDC is deeply concerned about the dire humanitarian situation unfolding in Libya in the wake...
Libya Flooding – Landmines Pose New Threat, Death Toll Rises
Many people in Libya have been left without fresh drinking water since the floods contaminated sources, but there's a new danger if they travel...
Libya Dam Collapse Happened Because of Bad Management, Not Bad Weather
More than 11,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands are missing following the catastrophic dam collapse in the eastern Libyan city of...
Libya Flood Casualties Could’ve Been Avoided, Says UN
Warning systems could have helped authorities in Libya carry out better evacuations and save many more lives, the UN has said. Meanwhile, global aid...
