In Derna, the city on the coast of Libya all but swept away by flooding on Sept. 11, the surging complexities of climate change combined to devastating effect with the stubborn realities of fractious ...

The confirmed death toll from the weekend flooding stood at 61 as of late Monday, according to health authorities. But the tally did not include Derna, which had become inaccessible, and many of the ...

Record rain turned into a disaster when two dams burst, sending flood water through the center of the city of Derna. Thousands of people were killed last week when devastating floods caused by Storm ...

A demolished building at the port city of Derna, Libya, is the result of a dam collapse in the wake of Storm Daniel on September 10. Photo by EPA-EFE Sept. 21 (UPI) --In the early hours of Sept. 11, ...

After a storm in the eastern city of Derna, Libya, caused flooding that overwhelmed two of the city's dams on September 11, 2023, the process of restoring the city and recovering bodies began as ...

DERNA, Libya (AP) — The death toll in Libya's coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the ...

Protests erupted in Derna on Monday, as anger exploded among workers in the city against authorities who failed to take critical measures to protect it from flooding. When Storm Daniel hit the region, ...

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DERNA, Libya — A year since two dams burst upstream from the eastern Libyan city of Derna, unleashing a wall of water that swept away thousands of people, its residents no longer hold out hope of ...

It’s quiet at the Martoba cemetery outside the Libyan city of Derna, despite the presence of dozens of volunteers. Men in white hazmat suits pour lime over the brown soil to seal the graves. Cement ...

Derna, which lost entire neighborhoods and thousands of residents in the deluge, has a history as a cultural and intellectual hub as well as a rebellious streak. By Raja Abdulrahim In the days after ...

In the early hours of September 11, residents of Derna in north-east Libya woke to the sound of loud explosions. After more than a decade of conflict—initially between the Gaddafi regime and local ...