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Libya is Recovering from the Flood Damage – Eight Officials Arrested

2Oct

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Libya is Recovering from the Flood Damage – Eight Officials Arrested

Libya finds itself in a dire situation. It is not just the recent floods last week that has weakened its stability it is also facing a deeply heated conflict between a war lord General Khalifah Haftar in the East and the internationally recognized government in the West in Tripoli.1 Experts have attributed climate change to being a factor in the disaster of the floods.2 According to the World Weather Attribution (WWA) one of the key findings of an attribution analysis was that ‘An event as extreme as the one observed over Libya has become up to 50 times more likely and up to 50% more intense compared to a 1.2℃ cooler climate.”3But a rise in temperatures was not the only factor that led to the disaster that led to the destruction.4 This tragic unfolding was compounded by a ...

Flooding in Libya leaves 2,000 people dead and more missing after devastating storm

Over 2,000 people have lost their lives, and more than 10,000 are missing after a massive Mediterranean storm wreaked havoc in Libya, triggering floods that burst dams and destroyed buildings. The eastern coastal city of Derna, with a population of around 125,000, suffered extensive damage, with approximately 25% of the city washed away by torrential waters.Director of Wahda Hospital, Mohamad al-Qabisi, reported 1,700 deaths in one district and 500 in the other. Bodies were found throughout the city, and the number of casualties is expected to rise.The storm, named Storm Daniel, hit a country already torn by over a decade of conflict, causing widespread devastation. Other cities, including Benghazi, also experienced severe flooding.The International Federation of the Red C...

Last Night Durban witnessed The Worse Rains and Floods That Ever occurred

There was a heavy inundation yesterday and last night, in Durban as rain and floods swept through the coastal city.1 People, homes and businesses were devastated. The torrent of rain was so strong that there was a hurricane that blew through Inanda and Phoenix.2 According to the Security Company Rection Unit South Africa (RUSA) said a herdsman in Zwlisha, northwest of Durban had been presumed dead after being swept away by floods.3 The herdsman in question was trying to cross a river while herding his cows.4 RUSA spokesperson Vinod Singh said the adult male was seen by witnesses herding his cattle during the torrent of rain on yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon.5 Rescue groups have yet to retrieve his body.6 The RUSA spokesperson Singh stated that the herdsman was trying to cross the river wh...