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DERNA, Libya (AP) — Images taken by satellite show the physical devastation from a flood that killed at least 11,300 people in the eastern Libyan city of Derna.. Two dams above Derna burst early ...
Before coming to Libya, Daniel dropped two feet of rain on parts of Greece on Sept. 5 and 6—as much as the region usually sees in 18 months. Then it swung west, and south, then, at the last ...
The state-run news agency quoted Mohammed Abu-Lamousha, a spokesperson for the east Libya interior ministry, as saying that more than 5,300 people had died in Derna alone. Derna’s ambulance ...
In spite of the crisis, Libya maintains one of the highest human development index (HDI) rankings among countries in Africa. [81] [82] The war has caused a significant loss of economic potential in Libya, estimated at 783.2 billion Libyan dinars from 2011 to 2021. [83] By 2022, the humanitarian situation had improved, though challenges remain. [84]
In August 2023, clashes broke out in Tripoli, Libya, between the Special Deterrence Force (RADA) and the 444th Combat Brigade, two of the strongest military forces in the city. Both had supported the provisional Government of National Unity during the 2022 Tripoli clashes . [ 4 ]
12 March – Thirty people are reported missing after a boat carrying migrants from Libya capsizes while crossing the Mediterranean Sea. [3]16 March – The Libyan National Army says that it has found about 2.5 tonnes of uranium ore contained in ten drums, near the border with Chad, that was reported missing by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
More than 5,000 people have died following catastrophic flooding in eastern Libya, according to government and hospital officials, after heavy rain from Storm Daniel inundated the North African ...
A view of buildings damaged in the flood due to Storm Daniel in Derna, Libya on September 14, 2023. (Hamza Al Ahmar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)