Libya has been "blighted by years of chaos and ... the infrastructure was not built to withstand such devastating floods. "The dams have not been maintained since 2002, and they are not big ...

In Libya, at least 10,000 people are feared missing in floods caused by a huge storm, which burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much as a quarter of the eastern city of Derna. More than ...

[BBC] On Saturday night of September 9, residents of the city of Derna in Libya were woken up by a large bang that was followed by floods that has so far claimed more than 5,000 people. The floods ...

“Entire families were lost.” Mediterranean storm Daniel caused deadly flooding Sunday in many towns of eastern Libya, but the worst-hit was Derna. Two dams in the mountains above the city ...

A Libyan doctor has called for urgent help after deadly flooding has devastated the city of Derna. Hundreds of bodies have been recovered, with thousands more people still missing. Speaking to BBC ...

A new study reveals that the devastating 2023 flood in Derna, Libya, was not merely the result of extreme rainfall but was ...

The mayor's home was burnt to the ground as protesters demanded answers for last week's catastrophic flood. Hanna Elkaram says her last visit to Libya now feels like she was saying "goodbye" to ...

has been hit by the storm as it crossed the Mediterranean after causing deadly flooding in Greece, Hungary and Turkiye. Libya is currently governed by two rival governments in the east and west ...

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The devastating floods caused by Storm Daniel in Libya led to an unexpected archaeological discovery: an ancient Greek tombstone made of limestone. Ancient Greek tombstone found in Libya ...