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The oilfields closure had cost the country the production of 340,000 barrels, said Libya’s Oil Minister Mohamed Aoun. [8] 16 August – The death toll from fighting in Tripoli between the 444 brigade and the Special Deterrence Force increases to 55 people, with 146 more injured. The fight ended yesterday after the release of a commander. [9]
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 ...
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 ...
Officials in hardest-hit city of Derna believe toll could reach 20,000 – amid calls for inquiry into collapse of dams that drove flooding
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 ...