The two dams outside the city of Derna broke up on Sep. 11 after they were overwhelmed by Storm Daniel, which caused heavy rain across eastern Libya.
Syrians from all walks of life had left their war-torn country for the Libyan city of Derna over the past years, looking for work and better opportunities.
Mediterranean storm Daniel caused deadly flooding in many eastern towns, but the worst-hit was Derna.
On Sunday, a bus carrying 19 Greek rescue workers collided with an oncoming vehicle carrying five Libyan nationals on the road between the cities of Benghazi and Derna, said Libya's health minister Othman Abduljaleel in a...
The Libyan Red Crescent secretary-general said that a further 10,100 people are reported missing in the Mediterranean city
The Mediterranean storm ‘Daniel’ that dumped torrential rain on the Libyan coast, setting off flooding, has caused the death of more than 5,100 individuals, while over 10,000 people remain missing in the country.
Experts had long said that floods posed a significant danger to two dams meant to protect nearly 90,000 people in the northeast of Libya. They repeatedly called for immediate maintenance to the two structures, located just...
The streets of Daniel in Marj, Libya are flooded after a storm. The head of one of Libya’s rival governments said that 2,000 people are feared dead in the flooding that swept through the eastern parts of the north African...
Two dams collapse in Derna, Libya, causing unprecedented destruction and loss of life. Questions arise about disaster preparedness in the face of this...
The death toll in Derna alone has exceeded 5,300, the state-run news agency quoted Mohammed Abu-Lamousha, a spokesman for the east Libya interior ministry, as...
The Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in many towns in eastern Libya on Sunday night but the destruction was worst in Derna.
