Eastern Libyan government engages Turkish company to assess safety of dams
The eastern based Ministry of Water Resources reported yesterday that it has engaged a leading Turkish company in water engineering ...
Tag: Derna
Libya’s Derna flood response cost lives – independent investigation needed: HRW
An independent inquiry is needed to review failings in the Libyan authorities’ management of catastrophic flooding in eastern Libya in ...
Greater Tripoli Municipalities discuss the region’s main river valley, sound alarm of possible disaster
The mayors of the municipalities of Greater Tripoli held an emergency meeting at the headquarters of the Abu Salim municipality ...
Derna update: Locals angry, contradicting messages about journalists being ordered to leave Derna for ‘‘health reasons’’
The most significant development in Derna yesterday was the gathering of locals at the Al-Sahaba mosque in the centre of ...
Derna demonstration calls for holding to account of Derna Mayor and dismissal of parliament
Angry demonstrators in Derna yesterday called for the Mayor of Derna to be held accountable and for Ageela Saleh, the ...
Attorney General launches investigation into Derna dam failures, as aid continues to arrive by air and sea
Libya’s Attorney General / Public Prosecutor, Sideeg Al-Sour, announced Friday the launch of investigations into the collapse of Derna’s two ...
UN lunches US$ 71 million Libya floods appeal, WHO and Red Cross advise against mass burials
Yesterday, the UN launched a US$ 71.4 million fund appeal for the rescue effort in Libya caused by the Storm ...
Latest UN satellite imagery shows extent of Storm Daniel destruction in Derna
Disasters Charter yesterday released satellite images/maps to estimate the extent and damage of flooding in the city of Derna caused ...
Tripoli and Hafter’s army working side-by-side – A roundup of the eastern rescue effort
The Tripoli-based 444 brigade has arrived in eastern Libya to help in the rescue and recovery efforts in eastern Libya ...
More than 5,300 dead and 10,000 missing in Derna disaster
The beleaguered city of Derna is slowly trying to come to terms with life after the catastrophe caused by Storm ...
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