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Floods in Gujarat; BJP and Opposition play blame game over Narmada water

Rescue operations underway in Gujarat as heavy rains cause flood-like situation; over 12,000 people shifted to safer locations. NDRF teams deployed to rescue 600+ people. Opposition parties accuse govt of delayed release of Narmada waters, causing floods in 5 districts. Govt denies charges, says water released due to heavy inflow…

The Hindu

Expert warnings about dams in Libya ignored for years before floods, says prosecutor

Warnings about the condition of the vital dams was ignored

Evening Standard

Bodies of 5 Greek military personnel killed in Libya flooding rescue effort are flown home

Greece’s armed forces have declared three days of national mourning after five members of a military rescue team were killed in a road accident in flood-hit Libya

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Libya floods: Conflicting death tolls, Greek aid workers die in crash

The city of Derna in eastern Libya is still digging out and counting the dead after floods struck more than a week ago.

Al Jazeera

Death toll in Libya flooding rises to 11,300 as rescuers continue to dig for survivors

The UN has warned that the figures for the dead are likey to rise in the coming days

Evening Standard

A week after deadly Libya floods, aid effort gathers pace

Tens of thousands of survivors are homeless and badly need clean water, food and shelter, UN agencies warn.

Al Jazeera

Flood warnings, weather put Riot Fest into rain delay on final day

Parts of the city saw five inches of rain, with another one to two inches expected to fall throughout the day.

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A week after Libya floods, efforts to aid survivors gather pace

A week after massive flash floods devastated the Libyan coastal city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths, the international aid effort to help survivors is slowly gathering pace.

Radio France Internationale

Flood disaster support hindered by Libya’s ‘broken infrastructure’ – Cleverly

More than 11,000 people have died in eastern towns in Libya.

The Independent UK

Schools, colleges to remain closed on Sept 18 in Narmada districts in view of floods

In view of flood reports in many villages of Narmada district after water was released from the Narmada Dam, the district administration issued a notification to keep all schools, colleges, and ITIs closed in Narmada district on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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For a divided Libya, disastrous floods have become a rallying cry for unity

The disastrous flooding that killed more than 11,000 people has fostered national solidarity among Libyans, long governed by opposing powers

The Independent UK

UN says death toll at least 11,300 in Libya’s flood-hit Derna

The United Nations said in a report released Sunday that the death toll from devastating floods that hit the Libyan city of Derna earlier this week is at least 11,300. The Libyan Red Crescent, which was cited in the report, later denied the toll, saying it was “shocked” to see…

France 24

Libya continues search for the missing as bodies wash up on its shores

Death toll from floods in Libya’s Derna rises to 11,300 with more than 10,000 others still missing, UN says.

Al Jazeera

Aid starts to arrive in Libya but hopes of finding flood survivors fade

Shipments of international aid arrived in Libya on Saturday, offering a lifeline to thousands of people affected by devastating flash floods. But hopes of finding more survivors are dwindling.

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Libya floods: Death toll soars to 11,300, over 10,000 listed missing

The death toll in Derna, a coastal city in Libya, has risen to 11,300 as search efforts continue in the wake of a catastrophic flood caused by the breaching of two dams after heavy rains, Al Jazeera reported citing The Libyan Red Crescent. Read further on Dynamite News:

Evening Standard

Libya floods: Bodies still washing up on the shores around Derna as investigation opened over dam collapse

More than 10,000 people are thought to be missing following the flood

The Independent UK

Libya probes the collapse of two dams after flooding devastated an eastern city, killing over 11,000

Libya’s top prosecutor says he has opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city

Radio France Internationale

'Medicane' storms to increase as climate change heats Mediterranean

The flash flood that killed thousands of people in Libya this week followed a "medicane" – a rare but destructive weather phenomenon that scientists believe will intensify in a warming world.

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The Independent UK

The cost of damage from the record floods in Greece's breadbasket is estimated to be in the billions

Greek officials are assessing the staggering cost of repairing the damage from record flooding and compensating residents and businesses

The Guardian - UK

Libya flood: international aid arrives as authorities open investigation

WHO says aid to help 250,000 people has arrived in Benghazi as death toll estimated at more than 11,000

France 24

Aid groups sound alarm in Libya as hopes of finding more survivors dwindle

Aid groups have warned of growing risk posed by the spread of disease that could compound the humanitarian crisis in Libya, as hopes of finding more survivors fade days after deadly flooding.

WEKU

Survivors of Libya's deadly floods describe catastrophic scenes and tragic losses

"They have seen death, not just in their families but within themselves as well," a Libyan doctor tells NPR. "Their souls are crushed, their hope is lost. How can you come back from such a thing?"

The Independent UK

Flood-ravaged Libya city of Derna faces health crisis from thousands of corpses

‘We should be afraid of an epidemic’ says worried survivor

Al Jazeera

‘Desert turned into a sea’: Eastern Libya flood survivors recount horror

Survivors of floods that struck eastern Libya tell Al Jazeera they remain without aid and struggle to find loved ones.

Salon

Libyan floods fueled by climate change

Cyclone Daniel caused two dams to fail in Derna but the storm was supercharged by a warming planet, scientists say

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