A new study reveals that the devastating 2023 flood in Derna, Libya, was not merely the result ... the catastrophe stemmed from dam failures and flawed risk assessment and communication ...

(Reuters) -Here is a timeline chronicling Libya's years of chaos and division: 2011 - Revolt and civil war An uprising ...

13, 2023 7:59 a.m. DERNA, Libya — Search ... a massive flash flood that killed at least 5,100 people. The Mediterranean city of Derna has struggled to get help after Sunday night’s deluge ...

Al-Mosmari attributed the catastrophe to the collapse of two nearby dams, causing a lethal flash flood ... of the east Libya government, declared Derna a disaster zone after heavy rainfall ...

Libya is now split between warring administrations ... the major players work to consolidate their positions. The catastrophic flood that hits Derna in the east after two poorly maintained dams ...

Schools were reopened Sunday in the eastern city of Derna, which was hit by deadly floods a few weeks ago that caused thousands of casualties and great destruction. Libya's Education Ministry said ...

saying that it had shared no information on the death toll from the flood in Derna with the UN. Storm Daniel made landfall in northeastern Libya on September 10, unleashing gale force winds ...

Meanwhile, Al Arabiya satellite news channel reports that the fatalities in Derna alone has surged to ... for three days beginning on Saturday. Libya's state-owned National Oil Corporation ...

Satellite photos show roads swept away and buildings destroyed after a storm battered eastern Libya. More than 6,000 are feared dead in the aftermath, according to officials.