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Libya floods: What left Derna vulnerable to catastrophic damage?
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Libya floods: What left Derna vulnerable to catastrophic damage?
Description
September 15, 2023
More than 11,000 lives were lost in Derna, Libya, earlier this week after the city flooded. Dams built 50 years ago in Derna were the country’s solution to floods, however, a lack of maintenance left residents vulnerable to floods for decades. Global’s Eric Sorenson reports.
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Libya floods: What left Derna vulnerable to catastrophic damage?02:19 | September 15, 2023
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WHO Director-General warns of ‘catastrophic’ famine and health crisis in Gaza, Sudan and West Bank02:40 | June 12, 2024
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VP of Malawi among 10 people killed in plane crash, President Chakwera announces02:38 | June 11, 2024
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Sudan civil war: WHO warns ‘time is running out’ as conflict reaches 1-year mark01:16 | April 14, 2024
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‘I was never going to quit’: UK man becomes 1st person to run entire length of Africa02:56 | April 8, 2024
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War in Sudan: 700,000 children could die from malnutrition in the conflict, UNICEF warns02:08 | February 9, 2024
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Libya floods: International aid on the way to Derna, but not enough to match scale of catastrophe02:06 | September 15, 2023
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‘Everything was shaking’: Imam in Morocco recalls night of devastating quake02:56 | September 13, 2023
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Morocco earthquake: Almost 3,000 dead, as hope of finding survivors fades03:00 | September 12, 2023
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Morocco earthquake: Government not accepting all offers of help02:11 | September 11, 2023
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Nowhere to live, nowhere to turn: Morocco earthquake survivors left traumatized03:28 | September 11, 2023
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Morocco earthquake: At least 1,000 dead, 670 injured in magnitude 7.2 tremor03:48 | September 9, 2023
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Military coup leaders given ultimatum to reinstate Niger’s president01:59 | July 31, 2023
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Niger coup leaders given ultimatum to reinstate president or face ‘force’02:47 | July 31, 2023
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Russia-Ukraine conflict: Putin says Ukraine ‘refuses’ to negotiate as African leaders call for peace03:27 | July 28, 2023
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Putin meets with African leaders, makes grain promise02:04 | July 27, 2023
-
Black Sea grain deal: Russia’s withdrawal has sparked ‘significant volatility’ in food prices, White House says01:23 | July 27, 2023
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Putin promises African leaders free grain following Black Sea deal exit03:51 | July 27, 2023
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‘We fight for nothing’: Deadly wildfires, searing heat plagues Mediterranean02:10 | July 26, 2023
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‘We’re suffering brutality’: African migrants at Libya-Tunisia border call upon U.N. for aid01:43 | July 24, 2023
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Black Sea grain deal: Russia says new deal with Turkey possible if demands met03:44 | July 21, 2023
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Rivals for Kenya’s presidency hold final rallies before vote02:55 | August 6, 2022
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Mass shooting at church in Nigeria leaves at least 50 dead, authorities say03:23 | June 6, 2022
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Libya floods: What left Derna vulnerable to catastrophic damage?02:19 | September 15, 2023
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WHO Director-General warns of ‘catastrophic’ famine and health crisis in Gaza, Sudan and West Bank02:40 | June 12, 2024
-
VP of Malawi among 10 people killed in plane crash, President Chakwera announces02:38 | June 11, 2024
-
Sudan civil war: WHO warns ‘time is running out’ as conflict reaches 1-year mark01:16 | April 14, 2024
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‘I was never going to quit’: UK man becomes 1st person to run entire length of Africa02:56 | April 8, 2024
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War in Sudan: 700,000 children could die from malnutrition in the conflict, UNICEF warns02:08 | February 9, 2024
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Libya floods: International aid on the way to Derna, but not enough to match scale of catastrophe02:06 | September 15, 2023
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‘Everything was shaking’: Imam in Morocco recalls night of devastating quake02:56 | September 13, 2023
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Morocco earthquake: Almost 3,000 dead, as hope of finding survivors fades03:00 | September 12, 2023
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Morocco earthquake: Government not accepting all offers of help02:11 | September 11, 2023
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Nowhere to live, nowhere to turn: Morocco earthquake survivors left traumatized03:28 | September 11, 2023
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Morocco earthquake: At least 1,000 dead, 670 injured in magnitude 7.2 tremor03:48 | September 9, 2023
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Military coup leaders given ultimatum to reinstate Niger’s president01:59 | July 31, 2023
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Niger coup leaders given ultimatum to reinstate president or face ‘force’02:47 | July 31, 2023
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Russia-Ukraine conflict: Putin says Ukraine ‘refuses’ to negotiate as African leaders call for peace03:27 | July 28, 2023
-
Putin meets with African leaders, makes grain promise02:04 | July 27, 2023
-
Black Sea grain deal: Russia’s withdrawal has sparked ‘significant volatility’ in food prices, White House says01:23 | July 27, 2023
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Putin promises African leaders free grain following Black Sea deal exit03:51 | July 27, 2023
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‘We’re suffering brutality’: African migrants at Libya-Tunisia border call upon U.N. for aid01:43 | July 24, 2023
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Mass shooting at church in Nigeria leaves at least 50 dead, authorities say03:23 | June 6, 2022
Libya floods: What left Derna vulnerable to catastrophic damage?
Description
September 15, 2023
More than 11,000 lives were lost in Derna, Libya, earlier this week after the city flooded. Dams built 50 years ago in Derna were the country’s solution to floods, however, a lack of maintenance left residents vulnerable to floods for decades. Global’s Eric Sorenson reports.
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