Conflicting news over ending of Search and Rescue for survivors in Derna
Sep 20 Sami Zaptia

Conflicting news over ending of Search and Rescue for survivors in Derna

There is conflicting news over the ending of Search and Rescue operations for survivors in Derna.Yesterday, eight days after Storm Daniel devastated t...

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Derna update: International aid continues to arrive, infrastructure damage update
Sep 19 Sami Zaptia

Derna update: International aid continues to arrive, infrastructure damage update

Update on infrastructure damage The Tripoli government updated the number of destroyed bridges/culverts in the east from 10 to 11 and estimated that...

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Derna update: Locals angry, contradicting messages about journalists being ordered to leave Derna for ‘‘health reasons’’
Sep 19 Sami Zaptia

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 the city to voice their anger...

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Derna disaster update: Five Greek aid workers die in road accident, Spanish and Maltese teams return home
Sep 18 Sami Zaptia

Derna disaster update: Five Greek aid workers die in road accident, Spanish and Maltese teams return home

More than a week after the deadly Storm Daniel struck eastern Libya, the Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias confirmed today that five members of a G...

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Attorney General launches investigation into Derna dam failures, as aid continues to arrive by air and sea
Sep 17 Sami Zaptia

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 dams. The...

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Latest UN satellite imagery shows extent of Storm Daniel destruction in Derna
Sep 15 Sami Zaptia

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 by Storm Daniel....

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23 flights of international aid from 12 states arrive in Libya within 24 hours – government asks UN to coordinate effort
Sep 13 Michel Cousins

23 flights of international aid from 12 states arrive in Libya within 24 hours – government asks UN to coordinate effort

September 14, 2023Domestic and international aid has started arriving to eastern Libya, the area devastated by Storm Daniel. This includes specialist...

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More than 5,300 dead and 10,000 missing in Derna disaster
Sep 13 Sami Zaptia

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 Daniel and the breaching of its two da...

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Libya hit by storm Daniel with eastern region suffering worse damage
Sep 11 Sami Zaptia

Libya hit by storm Daniel with eastern region suffering worse damage

Storm Daniel hit Libya over the last 48 hours with the eastern region suffering the worse of the damage.Heavy wind and rain has caused many roads to f...

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