Sep 20 Left behind and grieving, survivors of devastating Libya floods call for accountability By Samy Magdy, Yousef Murad, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Sep 20 Communication outage hits flood-stricken city in Libya, complicating search efforts By Samy Magdy, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 19 Libyan city divided to prevent disease outbreaks after flood By Associated Press Outside the city's al-Shabana mosque thousands called for a rapid investigation into the disaster, the urgent reconstruction of the city and other demands. Continue reading
Sep 18 Officials warn that disease outbreak could exacerbate Libya’s flooding crisis By Yousef Murad, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press Officials are warning that a disease outbreak in Libya's northeast, where floods have killed thousands, could create "a second devastating crisis" as adults and children fell ill from contaminated water. Continue reading
Sep 18 Experts had long warned ‘consequences will be disastrous’ if dams in Libya ignored By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The warnings came true in the early hours of Sept. 11, when residents of Derna woke up to loud explosions before floodwaters pounded the Mediterranean city. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 2:09 News Wrap: Lee makes landfall in Canada after lashing Northeast In our news wrap Saturday, Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee grazed New England and made landfall in Nova Scotia, negotiations resumed between the UAW and big three automakers a day after thousands of auto workers went on strike, Libya is investigating the… Continue watching
Sep 16 Libya investigates cause of double dam collapse that triggered devastating flood By Samy Magdy, Yousef Murad, Associated Press Libyan authorities have opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city as rescue teams searched for bodies on Saturday, nearly a week after the deluge killed more than 11,000 people. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 3:16 Devastation grips Libya after catastrophic flooding The deadly floods that inundated eastern Libya earlier this week have now led to a tide of the dead, with a death toll of more than 11,000. This amid a race that pits dignity and respect for those lost, against… Continue watching
Sep 15 Search for 10,000 missing continues after catastrophic flooding in eastern Libya By Yousef Murad, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 4:43 Catastrophic flooding sparks renewed scrutiny of Libya’s divided government By Stephanie Sy, Eliot Barnhart, Teresa Cebrian Aranda 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… Continue watching