Hundreds of Libya Flood Victims Buried in Mass Graves
Aid workers were engaged in a grim struggle on Friday to handle the thousands of victims of the floods that devastated Libya’s northeastern coast, burying hundreds at a time in…
Amid Rescue Efforts After Libya Floods, a Call for Accountability
A top Libyan official has called for an investigation into the collapse of two dams in eastern Libya and the catastrophic floods that followed, pummeling parts of the country’s northeast…
Opinion | The Unimaginable Has Happened in Libya
This week, the worst storm in recent memory pounded the Green Mountains in eastern Libya with rain, pushing two poorly maintained, half-century-old dams to their limit. Just before 3 a.m.…
Floods in Libya – The New York Times
The initial floods in northeastern Libya — after torrential rain this past weekend — were bad enough. But the worst of the damage was not a result of those floods.…
Aid Reaches Libya After Catastrophic Floods Kill Thousands
Aid was trickling into eastern Libya on Wednesday, where more than 5,000 people have died in recent days from catastrophic flooding. But with roads and bridges damaged and cut off,…
Libya Floods: What We Know
Torrential rain from a storm that swept across the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend caused two dams to burst in Derna, a coastal city in northeast Libya, killing at least…
Catastrophic Floods Devastate Libya – The New York Times
The authorities in Libya estimated that at least 5,000 people have died, and thousands more are believed to be missing, after heavy rain submerged the coastal city of Derna, destroyed…
Thousands Feared Dead in Libya Flooding
More than 5,000 people were killed in Libya after torrential rains caused two dams to burst near the coastal city of Derna, destroying much of the city and carrying entire…
Thousands Feared Dead in Libya as Dam Collapses Deepen Flood Disaster
Thousands of people have been killed in Libya in the flooding caused by heavy rains that devastated parts of the country this weekend, a disaster exacerbated by the collapse of…
Hundreds Reported Dead in Severe Libya Flooding
Deadly floods swept through northeastern Libya over the weekend, with the top official in the region warning that the toll could exceed 2,000 dead as rescue teams searched for survivors.…
Hundreds Feared Dead in Severe Libya Flooding
Deadly floods swept through northeastern Libya over the weekend, with the top official in the region warning that the toll could exceed 2,000 dead as rescue teams searched for survivors.…
Foreign Minister Flees Libya Amid Uproar Over Israeli Meeting
The Libyan foreign minister has fled to Turkey out of fear for her safety, an aide said Monday, amid a growing uproar in Libya over news that she met informally…