Derna
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After being called the “city of blossom” due it its flowers, roses and jasmine, Libya’s Derna has become contaminated by bacteria due to the decomposition of corpses that were killed in the devastating flooding caused by Storm Daniel on September 10....
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By AFPLibya's prosecutor general on Monday ordered the arrest of eight officials as part of his inquiry into the recent flood disaster which killed thousands, his office said.The flash flood, which witnesses likened to a tsunami, broke through two ag...
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Libya's flood-devastated port city of Derna will host an international conference next month to aid reconstruction efforts, authorities in the east of the divided country said Friday.There was no immediate reaction from the internationally recognised...
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Libya’s Derna was hit by the devastating Storm Daniel, causing severe floods that weakened the capacity of the city’s 2 dams and made them collapse. As a result, Derna was submerged by about 23.5 million m3 of water, and 7,000 people were killed.A cl...
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Approximately 300,000 children have been affected by the devastating Storm Daniel that battered Libya on September 10 and caused destructive floods, according to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).The risk of diseases...
