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Libya floods: Derna closed off as search teams look for over 10,000 missing after flood deaths rise to 11,300

Libyan authorities blocked civilians from entering the city of Derna on Friday so search teams could look for more than 10,000 people still missing after the catastrophic floods.

Evening Standard

Libyan city closed off as searchers look for 10,100 missing after flood deaths rise to 11,300

Libyan authorities blocked civilians from entering the flood-stricken eastern city of Derna on Friday so search teams could look through the mud and wrecked buildings for 10,100 people still missing after the known toll rose to 11,300 dead

The Independent UK

Rescue teams in Libya's flood-hit Derna search for thousands still missing

Emergency teams on Friday kept up their search for the thousands still posted as missing from the tsunami-sized flash flood that swept the Libyan port city of Derna, killing at least 4,000 people.

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Death toll soars to 11,300 from flooding in Libyan coastal city of Derna

Another 10,100 are reported missing from flooding caused by Mediterranean storm Daniel, the Libyan Red Crescent says.

WEKU

Fury over ‘avoidable’ deaths in Libya floods as thousands buried in mass graves with 11,000 confirmed killed

Officials in hardest-hit city of Derna believe toll could reach 20,000 – amid calls for inquiry into collapse of dams that drove flooding

The Independent UK

Natural disaster or man-made, why was Libya so vulnerable to floods?

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

Al Jazeera

‘An alarm bell’: Libyan poet warned of flood risk in Derna before dying in storms

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

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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

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

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

How to support Storm Daniel flood victims in Libya

Eastern Libya is devastated by floods that killed about 6,000 people and displaced 30,000. Here’s how to help.

Al Jazeera

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

UK: Critical for Libya’s rival factions to work together after deadly floods

Foreign Office minister David Rutley highlighted reports suggesting the death toll could reach 20,000.

The Independent UK

The Egyptian village that lost nearly 100 men in the Libya floods

At least 70 men from village of al-Sharif in Egypt’s Beni Suef province died in Libya’s Derna that was struck by floods.

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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

Al Jazeera

Rival governments cooperate to aid Libya’s flood victims as misery piles on

Domestic efforts to aid survivors are on despite political fractions, as focus is on accessing people in need.

The Independent UK

Libya buries thousands after deadly floods that killed at least 5,100

The Libyan city of Derna has buried thousands of people in mass graves as search teams scoured the area after devastating floods that killed at least 5,100 people, a health official said Thursday

The Independent UK

Whole families drowned in a Libyan city's flood. The only warning was the sound of the dams bursting

The wall of water several stories high smashed into apartment buildings, drowning entire families in minutes

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