Topic: Libya
Morocco and Libya: UN scales up support for disaster relief
Two very different catastrophes in Morocco and in Libya united by the “unimaginable trauma” of bereaved families, continue to mobilize the UN’s relief efforts, the Organisation’s top aid official Martin Griffiths said on Friday.
Libya: Death toll in flooding could reach 20,000, says Derna mayor
Derna Mayor Abdulmenam al-Ghaithi has raised alarm that the devastating floods in Derna, eastern Libya, may result in a death toll ranging from 18,000 to 20,000 within the Derna region alone, considering the extensive damage across multiple districts in the city.
Libya floods: Up to 6,000 dead, thousands missing
The death toll from the floods in the eastern Libya has risen to 6,000, with thousands still missing, a unity government official said on Wednesday.
Libya flood: More than 5,000 dead, death toll ‘rising by the hour’
At least 5,200 people have died in Libya and thousands more are feared dead after the devastating storm that hit the North African country three days ago, according to the interior ministry of eastern Libya’s administration.
Libya floods: At least 150 killed, prime minister says 2,000 people believed dead
At least 2,000 people are feared dead in Derna after a powerful storm and floods hit the city in eastern Libya, according to prime minister of a self-proclaimed government based in eastern Libya, Osama Hamad.
UN says at least 70 migrants dead or missing off Libyan coast
Over the past two weeks, at least 70 migrants have gone missing at sea and are presumed dead off the coast of Libya, the UN migration agency said on Thursday.
