Libya floods: what caused them and why are they so bad?
Sept 14 (Reuters) - A catastrophic flood has killed thousands of people in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, sweeping away entire neighbourhoods with their residents and washing many bodies out...
Libya flooding of 2023 | Storm Daniel, Flooding, Derna, & Facts ...
Libya flooding of 2023, catastrophic flooding that struck eastern Libya on September 10 and 11, 2023. More than 4,000 people were killed and some 10,000 were missing after heavy rains generated by Storm Daniel (a strong Mediterranean cyclone) drenched the area and brought flooding to the region.
Libya floods: Why damage to Derna was so catastrophic - BBC
Sep 13, 2023 · Entire neighbourhoods disappeared into the sea as a huge tsunami-like torrent of water swept the port city in eastern Libya. Survivors described the situation as "beyond catastrophic".
Aging dams and missed warnings: A lethal mix of factors caused ... - CNN
Sep 14, 2023 · A history of flooding. Derna is prone to flooding, and its dam reservoirs have caused at least five deadly floods since 1942, the latest of which was in 2011, according to a research paper...
Why were the Libya floods so deadly? - NBC News
Thousands of people were killed, with thousands more missing in devastating floods that hit Libya's Derna after Storm Daniel, fueled by civil war, corruption, climate change and neglect.
Natural disaster or man-made, why was Libya so vulnerable to floods …
Sep 14, 2023 · Eastern Libya is devastated by floods that killed about 6,000 people and displaced 30,000. Here’s how to help.
Libya floods: Entire neighbourhoods dragged into the sea - BBC
Sep 12, 2023 · Rescue teams in Libya are struggling to retrieve the bodies of victims that have been swept out to sea in tsunami-like flood waters.
How Climate Change Made Libya’s Flooding Even More Devastating
Sep 19, 2023 · There are fears that 20,000 people have died in Libya in devastating floods that began on 11 September. The official death toll of more than 5,000 is likely to increase: at least another 10,000...
Libya floods: 10,000 people are missing and thousands are feared …
Sep 13, 2023 · CAIRO (AP) — Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and it was feared the toll could surpass 5,000 after floodwaters smashed through dams and …
Flooding in Libya: What to Know - The New York Times
Sep 13, 2023 · What We Know About the Deadly Floods in Libya Thousands were killed and at least 34,000 were displaced. Heavy rain caused two dams to break, devastating the coastal city of Derna.