Tag: floods
Libya: floods have weakened the ancient site of Cyrene
One of Libya’s largest archaeological sites is threatened with collapse after floods hit the east of the country. This is Cyrene. The ancient Greek colony, which gave its name to…
residents of Derna demand accountability from authorities after floods
A little more than a week after the passage of storm Daniel, authorities in eastern Libya banned journalists from accessing the city of Derna, the most affected by the floods,…
Floods in Libya: why this disaster risks causing epidemics
It is a threat of catastrophe that threatens grieving Libya. On September 10, this coastal town of 100,000 inhabitants in the east of the country was hit hard by storm…
“I didn’t vote for fires and floods”
A sustainable development summit will be held in New York at the beginning of the week, and the UN Secretary General will also organize a Climate Ambition summit on Wednesday.…
Floods in Libya: the UN counts at least 11,300 dead in Derna
The toll is growing. “According to the Libyan Red Crescent, these unprecedented floods left around 11,300 dead and 10,100 missing in the town of Derna alone”, in Libya, announced the…
Libya floods kill at least 11,300 in Derna, UN says
At least 11,300 people have died and 10,100 remain missing in the town of Derna alone, in eastern Libya, ravaged almost a week ago by unprecedented floods, according to a…
Risk of cholera outbreak in Libya after the floods
Almost a week ago, the city of Darnah in Libya was hit by huge floods after storm Daniel. Dams burst and large parts of the city ended up under water.…
Glez’s take on the earthquake in Morocco and the floods in Libya
The earth trembles in Morocco and ravages entire villages in the Marrakech region in the center of the country. Then storm Daniel hit eastern Libya, causing the failure of two…
Floods in Libya: crisis management criticized
“Most” of the deaths could have been avoided. It is with this sentence, which sounds like a sentence, that the UN yesterday castigated the management of the crisis in Libya,…
The Red Cross warns: The number of victims of the floods in Libya is huge and may even reach thousands
Among the most affected cities is the coastal city of Derna, where entire neighborhoods are feared to have been destroyed. The death toll from the floods in the eastern part…