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While the floods were unprecedented, experts argue that years of neglect and corruption worsened the tragedy.

Mustafa al-Trabelsi attended a meeting about state of the dams days before Storm Daniel hit city

WMO boss says many people could have been saved if divided country had a normally operating meteorological service.

New York could soon require people selling their homes to disclose whether their properties have been flooded or are at risk for future flooding

A dozen countries including France have stepped up their aid campaigns to help Libya, where significant flooding caused by storm Daniel has left thousands dead and injured and many more missing.

As the number of flood victims continues to climb in Libya, survivors from devastated towns in the northeast are still waiting to be rescued. Access to phone and internet networks has been cut off by the immense damage caused by the storm. Our Observer, a resident of Derna, the town…

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Satellite images of Derna after the flash flood show coastal neighbourhoods almost entirely submerged

Mayor of Derna estimated between 18,000 and 20,000 people could have died based on the number of wiped-out districts in the city

A global effort to assist stricken Libya gathered pace Thursday after a tsunami-like flood killed nearly 4,000 people and left thousands missing. The mobilisation comes after the mayor of the Mediterranean coastal city of Derna said the death toll in the stricken city could reach 20,000.