World Sep 25 In Libya, 8 officials jailed for potential negligence following catastrophic dam collapse By Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Sep 20 Left behind and grieving, survivors of devastating Libya floods call for accountability Thousands of Libyans have lost family members, friends and neighbors in the devastating floods that engulfed the country's east. Many survivors are still sheltering inside the wrecked city, waiting for word that the bodies of their loved ones have been… By Samy Magdy, Yousef Murad, Associated Press
World Sep 20 Communication outage hits flood-stricken city in Libya, complicating search efforts Libya's state-owned telecommunications company says the outage began when fiber-optic cables in eastern Libya were severed Tuesday. Internet and phone service were knocked out, with residents and journalists unable to reach those inside the city of Derna. By Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Sep 15 Search for 10,000 missing continues after catastrophic flooding in eastern Libya Authorities warned that disease and explosives shifted by the waters could claim yet more lives. In the most affected areas, efforts to recover the dead and distribute aid were plagued by confusion and lack of resources. By Yousef Murad, Associated Press
World Sep 14 Watch 4:43 Catastrophic flooding sparks renewed scrutiny of Libya’s divided government In Libya, deep fears are becoming a horrific reality as the death toll from the devastating floods there has spiked to more than 11,000. Thousands are still missing, submerged in the muddy mire or washed out to sea. Stephanie Sy… By Stephanie Sy, Eliot Barnhart, Teresa Cebrian Aranda
Sep 14 Flooding death toll climbs to staggering 11,300 in Libya’s coastal city of Derna, aid group says By Samy Magdy, Yousef Murad, Associated Press The Libyan Red Crescent says that the death toll from floods in the eastern Libyan city of Derna has soared to 11,300. The Secretary General of the aid group says a further 10,100 people are reported missing in the coastal… Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 4:55 Aid workers struggle to reach city in Libya where catastrophic flooding killed thousands By Ali Rogin, Eliot Barnhart Scenes of biblical devastation, the dead stacked in the streets and aid for the living too slow in arriving. That is the situation in North Africa where at least 5,100 are dead from flooding in Libya. The mayor of one… Continue watching
Sep 13 Death toll from devastating floods in Libyan city surpasses 5,100 dead By Samy Magdy, Yousef Murad, Associated Press The U.N. migration agency says that more than 30,000 people have been left homeless by the destruction. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 5:26 Thousands dead after earthquake and flooding in North Africa By Alex Cadier, Alexis Cox, Teresa Cebrián Aranda Relief workers are responding to dual disasters in North Africa. The death toll in the Morocco earthquake has topped 2,900 while Libya counts at least 5,300 killed in catastrophic flooding. Special correspondent Alex Cadier reports. Continue watching