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Functioning weather service may have prevented Libya flood casualties: WMO

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

Al Jazeera

As climate risks increase, New York could require flood disclosures in home sales

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

The Independent UK

International aid effort stepped up as Libya searches for flood victims

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.

Radio France Internationale

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Libya floods: 'Every time they pick up debris, they uncover more bodies'

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…

France 24

Libyans call for inquiry as fury grows over death toll from catastrophic floods

Attorney general asked to investigate amid allegations warnings ignored about dangerous state of two dams

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Appeals for body bags amid fears of epidemic after Libya floods

Up to 20,000 people feared dead after devastating floods. Plus, Mitt Romney attacks Trump in resignation announcement

The Guardian - UK

Before and after: satellite images show Libyan city devastated by flood

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

The Guardian - UK

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Libya floods: King and Queen ‘desperately saddened’ amid fears up to 20,000 have died

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

Evening Standard

Global aid effort intensifies for Libya after catastrophic floods

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.

France 24

Libya floods: appeals for body bags amid fears of disease ‘epidemic’

Mayor of flood-hit city of Derna calls for body-recovery teams as international aid starts to arrive

The Guardian - AU

Death toll in Libya’s Derna flooding could reach 20,000: Mayor

Thousands remain missing after flooding from Storm Daniel wreaks havoc in the eastern city of Derna.

Al Jazeera

Protecting floodplains is the need of the hour

Illegal construction work in floodplains reduces the capacity of rivers to contain a high level of water within their banks

The Hindu

BBMP to mark new SWD encroachments

BBMP Chief directs exec. engineers to identify encroachments in 10 days & take action against officials in case of delay. He also directs them to inspect flood-prone areas & fill potholes without delay.

The Hindu

Libya’s floods are result of climate crisis meeting a failed state

Storm Daniel was by no means the only factor behind the devastation wrought on the city of Derna

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In disaster-hit central Greece, officials face investigation over claims flood defenses were delayed

A senior prosecutor in Greece has ordered an investigation into allegations that officials in the disaster-hit central area of the country failed to complete flood defense projects on time

The Guardian - UK

‘Sea is constantly dumping bodies’: fears Libya flood death toll may hit 20,000

Full scale of devastation in north African nation still not clear as aid agencies struggle to reach cut-off areas

The Conversation

Addis Ababa faces growing climate change risks like heat, drought and floods, study warns

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital city, will likely face increased heatwaves, droughts and severe flooding over the next 67 years. These changes will pose risks to public health and infrastructure. They’ll also be felt most acutely by the city’s most vulnerable residents: those living in informal settlements.

Al Jazeera

Mapping Libya’s catastrophic flood damage in Derna after Storm Daniel

Two dams burst upstream from the coastal city, releasing a wall of water that swept away buildings, people inside them.

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The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Dutton accused of spreading falsehood about yes advocate; calls for fresh Qantas board; and a wine flood in Portugal

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The Independent UK

New England braces for more rain after hourslong downpour left communities flooded and dams at risk

People in flooded parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island are cleaning up even as they brace for more rain Wednesday

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: 10,000 missing in Libyan floods, police racism warning, Biden impeachment bid

Former Queensland officers say colleagues have gotten away with slurs

WEKU

Libya fears a spiraling death toll from powerful storm floods

At least hundreds of people have died and thousands are feared missing in eastern Libya after Storm Daniel swept in, destroying dams and unleashing a torrent of muddy water that carried homes away.

WEKU

Cascades of red wine flood a city's streets in Portugal after huge tanks rupture

A viral video from the scene shows a "river of wine" coursing down a hilly street, sluicing over curbs. The wine escaped from two tanks at a distillery up the hill.

Radio France Internationale

More than 2,300 dead, 10,000 thousand missing in Libya's catastrophic floods

Catastrophic storm floods have killed at least 2,300 people in the coastal city of Derna, according to Libyan emergency services, as local officials say around a quarter of the eastern city was wiped away when a dam burst. Thousands more people are reported missing.

The Guardian - AU

Cyclone Tracy caused $200m of damage. A repeat now would cost $7.4bn, Australian insurers say

The estimate exceeds $6bn paid out by insurers for Australia’s costliest disaster, the 2022 NSW and Queensland floods

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