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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 ...
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]
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.
‘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 ...
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.
According to the Libyan Red Crescent, the death toll has surpassed 11,000 as search and rescue teams from around the world look for bodies and possible survivors. Authorities say they believe ...
The following list sorts sovereign states and dependent territories and by the total number of deaths. Figures are from the 2024 revision of the United Nations World Population Prospects report, for the calendar year 2023.
Libya is racing to bury its dead as bodies pile up in the streets of Derna, the northern coastal city devastated by flooding after a torrential downpour smashed through two dams, washing homes ...