In the Libyan city of Derna, people are still looking for survivors of devastating floods, but hope is fading
1 year agoAid groups warned of growing risk posed by the spread of disease that could compound the humanitarian crisis in Libya, as hopes dwindled Saturday of finding more survivors days after deadly flooding
1 year agoLibya evacuates flooded city as searchers look for 10,000 missing after death toll passes 11,000:
1 year agoThe first German emergency aid for Libya has arrived in Benghazi. Efforts are underway to get the material to the people in the disaster area as quickly as possible
Many areas in eastern Libya do not have safe water, says @UNICEF
UNICEF Regional Spokesman for Arabic: We will work to provide support to afflicted children in Libya
UNICEF Regional Spokesman: Communications outages complicate assessment of losses in Libya
1 year agoEmergency 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
The Minister of Water in the parliamentary-designated Libyan government: We are very afraid of the exacerbation of the water pollution problem as a result of floods
Rescuers have found more than 2,000 bodies as of Wednesday in the wreckage of a Libyan city where floodwaters broke dams and washed away neighborhoods
Libya: Deaths increase to 6,872 in Libya after the passage of Cyclone Daniel. 10,000 missing.30,000 displaced.
1 year agoLibya: Deaths increase to 6,872 in Libya after the passage of Cyclone Daniel. - 6,872 dead. - 10,000 missing. - 30,000 displaced
Libyan sources talk about the death toll from the Derna floods exceeding 6,000 dead
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) of the United Nations announced that the number of displaced people in the flood in the city of Derna, Libya, is 30,000
Libyan Ambulance and Emergency Spokesman: The situation is getting worse in Derna and bodies are scattered throughout the city
5300 dead, 30,000 displaced as bodies are recovered following floods in Derna, Libya
Victims of Libya's deadly floods were buried in mass graves. Death toll has passed 5,300
Bodies recovered from floods in Libya.Emergency workers in Libya have been digging through the wreckage caused by Mediterranean Storm Daniel.5,300 people died in Derna city alone.
Al-Mismari: Hundreds of cars arrived from the western region carrying aid to help those affected
Libyan authorities: We formed a ministerial committee for relief operations and providing services to the affected areas
Libyan Health Ministry: Field hospitals were established in coordination with the army
The Egyptian President confirms that Cairo will spare no effort in supporting Libya and providing relief and support by all means
Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to Al-Sharq: The hurricane in Libya left significant damage to water and food supplies
1 year agoThe death toll from freak floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with thousands of people reported missing, the Red Cross warned on Tuesday
The Libyan Minister of Aviation told Reuters: 25% of the city of Derna has disappeared
Health authorities: More than 1,000 bodies were found in the city of Derna
Up to 2,000 people feared dead after Storm Daniel causes catastrophic flooding in eastern Libya, officials say
Head of the National Safety Authority in Derna, Libya: Army units arrived to help recover the bodies
Head of the National Safety Authority in Derna, Libya: All the city’s bridges collapsed due to the storm and all its entrances are closed
Al-Dabaiba: The era of wars in Libya is over and will not return, no matter how intense the strife gets
