Libya Flooding

• UN warns disease outbreak in Libya’s flooded east could create 2nd ‘crisis’

  Residents from the nearby cities of Benghazi and Tobruk have offered to put up the displaced, while volunteers search for survivors buried beneath the rubble.

  World

  Sep 18, 2023
  
• Libyan and Moroccan Canadians step up help after disasters: ‘Like family’

  More than a combined 11,000 people have died following the earthquake in Morocco and flooding in Libya, with thousands more injured, missing or displaced.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2023
  
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• Libya floods: Death toll hits 11K as searchers scramble to find missing

  Libya has been split since 2014 between rival governments in the east and west backed by various militia forces and international patrons.

  U.S. News

  Sep 15, 2023
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• Calgary families impacted by flooding devastation in Libya

  The death toll from the flooding in Libya is massive and continues to grow. As of Thursday afternoon, officials have confirmed the loss of more than 11,300 lives.

  Environment

  Sep 14, 2023
• Libya floods: Deaths could have been avoided with warning system, WMO chief says

  Rescue operations are complicated in a country that has been at war on-and-off with no strong central government since an uprising toppled Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

  World

  Sep 14, 2023
• Libya floods: Death toll surpasses 5,100 as recovery efforts continue

  The death toll from flooding that hit the eastern Libyan city of Derna reached more than 5,000 and was expected to rise further, a local health official said Wednesday.

  World

  Sep 13, 2023
• Libya floods: 10,000 feared missing after dams burst in eastern city

  Libya is politically divided between east and west and public services have crumbled since a 2011 NATO-backed uprising that prompted years of conflict.

  World

  Sep 12, 2023