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[13] [14] The death toll from the floods caused by Storm Daniel in northeastern Libya increased to 5,200 people, with thousands more missing. [15] The death toll later increases to 11,000 plus. [16] 16 December – December 2023 Libya migrant boat disaster: At least 61 migrants drown when their ship sinks off the coast of Libya after leaving ...
The Derna dam collapses were the catastrophic failures of two dams in Derna, Libya, on the night of 10–11 September 2023, in the aftermath of Storm Daniel.The collapse of the Derna Dam and the Abu Mansour Dam released an estimated 30 million cubic meters (39 million cubic yards) of water, [6] [7] causing flooding downstream as the Wadi Derna overflowed its banks.
As of 26 September 2023, at least 4,199 people are known to have died from the storm in Libya according to Libyan authorities, [51] with at least 170 deaths reported outside Derna, [108] while Libyan authorities say between 10,000 and 100,000 others are missing, [109] [clarification needed] including seven members of the Libyan National Army. [100]
‘Washed out to sea’: Heartbreak of man who lost 32 family members in Libya floods as death toll could hit 20,000. ... 2023 at 1:33 AM. Flood-damaged cars and homes in the Libyan city of Derna ...
Libya floods latest: Death toll soars to 11,300 from 'dam of death' in Derna. Niamh Cavanagh. September 15, 2023 at 10:00 AM ... Libya September 15, 2023. (Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Reuters) (REUTERS)
International rescue teams in Libya are calling for more help to retrieve the bodies of victims killed in devastating floods that swept through the eastern city of Derna, killing thousands.
September 13, 2023 at 11:48 AM. DERNA, Libya (AP) ... Ossama Ali, a spokesman for an ambulance center in eastern Libya, said at least 5,100 deaths were recorded in Derna, along with around 100 ...
In August 2023, clashes broke out in Tripoli, Libya, between the Special Deterrence Force (RADA) and the 444th Combat Brigade, two of the strongest military forces in the city. Both had supported the provisional Government of National Unity during the 2022 Tripoli clashes . [ 4 ]