CAIRO – Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods in multiple coastal towns in the east of the North African nation.

Al-Mosmari attributed the catastrophe to the collapse of two nearby dams, causing a lethal flash flood. Since a 2011 uprising that toppled and later killed long-time ruler Moammar Gadhafi ...

The number of victims of the floods that hit Libya continues to rise dramatically. According to the country's official news agency, the death toll is well over 5,000. More than 5,300 people have ...

Bodies recovered from a devastating flood which wiped out parts of the port city of Derna in eastern Libya have been buried in mass graves. At least 2,300 people died when a tsunami-like river of ...

BREAKING: Authorities estimated that as many as 2,000 people are believed dead in the city of Derna alone after devastating floods in Libya, Red Cross envoy says 10,000 people missing A Reuters ...

A man stands near collapsed buildings at the port city of Derna, eastern Libya, 14 September 2023, in the wake of Storm Daniel and the collapse of two dams that caused devastating floods and swept ...

In terms of human toll, the floods in Libya in September were the worst this year has seen — almost 4,000 people died, and 9,000 more missing based on the United Nations data. The floods were ...

On Saturday night of September 9, residents of the city of Derna in Libya were woken up by a large bang that was followed by floods that has so far claimed more than 5,000 people. The floods which ...

International help is trickling in, but Libya’s authorities ... warned they were vulnerable to collapse if overwhelmed by flooding. The city, known for producing titans of Libyan culture ...

Libya has been "blighted by years of chaos and ... the infrastructure was not built to withstand such devastating floods. "The dams have not been maintained since 2002, and they are not big ...

The fund created to rebuild Derna, devastated by Storm Daniel a year ago, also serves as a political launching pad for its director Belkacem Haftar, son of the east’s leader ...