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Bloomberg News, Published on 20/04/2024
» DUBAI - The heavy rains that flooded Dubai this week halted air traffic, damaged buildings and streets — and left climate experts and common citizens asking whether one of the world’s hottest and driest cities should be better prepared for extreme storms.
AFP, Published on 19/09/2023
» DERNA, Libya - Telephone and internet links were severed Tuesday to the flood-hit city of Derna, a day after hundreds protested there against local authorities they blamed for the thousands of deaths.
AFP, Published on 19/09/2023
» PARIS - Climate change made torrential rains that triggered deadly flooding in Libya up to 50 times more likely, new research said Tuesday, noting that conflict and poor dam maintenance turned extreme weather into a humanitarian disaster.
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 18/09/2023
» The government on Monday donated 1.5 million baht to relief efforts for the Libyan flood disaster.
AFP, Published on 17/09/2023
» DERNA (LIBYA) - A week after a wall of water rushed through the Libyan city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths, the focus turned Sunday to caring for survivors of the disaster.
Published on 16/09/2023
» DERNA, Libya: Residents of Derna in eastern Libya were counting their losses from a flood that devastated swathes of the coastal city as the search for the missing continued on Saturday for a sixth day and more bodies were pulled from the sea.
AFP, Published on 16/09/2023
» DERNA (LIBYA) - Aid groups have warned of growing risk posed by the spread of disease that could compound the humanitarian crisis in Libya, as hopes of finding more survivors fade days after deadly flooding.
Published on 15/09/2023
» DERNA, Libya - Residents and rescue workers in the devastated Libyan city of Derna were struggling to cope with the thousands of corpses washing up or decaying under rubble, after a flood that smashed down buildings and swept people out to sea.
AFP, Published on 15/09/2023
» DERNA (LIBYA) - Emergency teams on Friday kept up their search for the thousands still posted as missing from the tsunami-sized flash flood that swept the Libyan port city of Derna, killing at least 4,000 people.
AFP, Published on 13/09/2023
» DERNA (LIBYA) - Libya's devastated eastern city of Derna was counting its dead on Wednesday with the toll from the floodwaters unleashed by Storm Daniel expected to rise even further.