Nov 30 Nigel Ash

Severe storms bring floods and power cuts

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 30 November 2013:Tripoli has been hit by 24 hours of stormy weather causing flooding in parts of the capital, a city-wide pow...

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Petrol tanker driver escapes
Aug 21 Michel Cousins

Petrol tanker driver escapes

By Aimen Eljali.The charred remains of the petrol tankerTripoli, 21 August 2013:A petrol tanker driver had a lucky escape today when his tanker overtu...

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Tripoli fire fighters call for support to control warehouse blaze
Jul 25 thomwestcott

Tripoli fire fighters call for support to control warehouse blaze

By Tom Westcott and Seraj Essul.Tripoli, 25 July 2013:A warehouse blaze that has been burning much of today has proved impossible for Tripoli’s fire b...

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Oil workers complete aviation rescue and fire-fighting training in Malta
May 27 Nigel Ash

Oil workers complete aviation rescue and fire-fighting training in Malta

By Hadi Fornaji.Malta is running courses  for Libyans on fire-fighting and rescue at aircraft crashes. A first batch of Mellitah Oil & Gas staff h...

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Forest fire rages through Jebel Nafusa nature reserve
May 26 Nigel Ash

Forest fire rages through Jebel Nafusa nature reserve

Tripoli, 26 May 2013:A forest fire, which raged through a nature reserve near Emsalata in the eastern end of the Jebel Nafusa and threatened a nearby...

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Emergency aid flown to flood victims in the south-east
May 3 thomwestcott

Emergency aid flown to flood victims in the south-east

Tripoli, 3 May 2013:Emergency supplies, including tents, mattresses and food, have been flown to the south-east of the country, after flooding damaged...

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Mar 12 Michel Cousins

Alcohol poison death toll now at 79

Tuesday, March 12, 2013:Seventy-nine people have now died in Tripoli from drinking contaminated alcohol according to Colonel Mahmoud Sharif, Director...

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Red Cross focuses on training
Jan 18 thomwestcott

Red Cross focuses on training

Tripoli, 18 January:The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Libyan Red Crescent are increasingly moving towards training rather th...

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Dec 29 tomlittle

Girl dies in Al-Jmail after falling down well

Tripoli, 29 December:A young girl in Al-Jmail died after being trapped down a 12-metre deep well for more than seven hours.Residents managed to save t...

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Massive fire at Zuara
Apr 16 Michel Cousins

Massive fire at Zuara

Tripoli, 16 April:A massive fire broke out at a chemical factory in Zuara this morning. Loud explosions were heard and flames rose many metres up into...

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