Drone footage shows the impact of burst dam

2023-09-21 04:17:05 • 1 min

Communication Outage Hits Flood-Stricken City in Libya, Further Complicating Search Efforts

CAIRO (AP) A day-long communication outage in a flood-stricken city in eastern Libya further complicated the work of teams searching for bodies under the...

#libya #outage #searchefforts

2023-09-20 19:11:00 • 1 min

Libya Probes the Collapse of Two Dams After Flooding Devastated an Eastern City, Killing Over 11,000

DERNA, Libya (AP) Libyas top prosecutor said he has opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city...

#libya #dam #deadlyflooding

Rivers help chart London's pandemic health

2023-09-16 07:54:34 • 1 min

Health

Contamination of London's rivers by common medications went down during the first Covid lockdown, a study by Imperial College London has found. Nearly 100...

#pandemic #analysis #research

2023-09-21 05:17:51 • 1 min

Climate Change Made Storm That Devastated Libya Far More Likely and Intense, Scientists Say

The devastating storm that dumped torrential rains along the Libyan coast this month was up to 50 times more likely to occur and 50% more intense because of...

#libya #analysis #storm

Patient's water drinking death was preventable

2023-09-19 16:16:04 • 1 min

Health

The death of a mentally ill teenager who died after drinking an excessive amount of water was preventable, an investigation has found. The 18-year-old, known...

#preventable #education #requiredtreatment

2023-09-21 05:14:47 • 1 min

Tell us: how have you been affected by the aftermath of last years mini-budget?

A year on from the Truss administrationss disastrous mini-budget, wed like to hear from householders in the UK about how they have been affected and how the...

#finance #mortgage #guidance

The Guardian

2023-09-21 10:32:26 • 1 min

Environment

Libya Dams Were in Danger, Engineer Warned

It had been clear for years that the dams protecting Derna, on Libyas Mediterranean coast, were in danger of giving way. Torrential rains were not new....

#libya #dam #danger

The New York Times

2023-09-16 09:02:21 • 2 mins

Drone footage shows extent of Derna destruction

Libya flood: Drone images show extent of Derna destruction Libya flood: Drone images show extent of Derna destructionClose Video footage captured across the...

#drone #destruction #videofootage

2023-09-16 09:00:55 • 1 min

Auto Collision Kills 4 Greek Rescue Workers Dispatched to Flood-Stricken Libya, Health Minister Says

CAIRO (AP) Four Greek rescue workers dispatched to Libya following devastating flooding in the eastern city of Derna were killed in an automobile collision...

#rescueworkers #government #libya

2023-09-17 21:09:47 • 1 min

'This was a riverbed, it's just a wasteland now'

Libya floods: 'This was a riverbed, it's just a wasteland now' Libya floods: 'This was a riverbed, it's just a wasteland now'Close The Libyan city of Derna...

#cleanwater #homeless #libya

2023-09-16 20:12:47 • 1 min

Violent tornado sends debris flying across Chinese city

Violent tornado sends debris flying across eastern Chinese city Violent tornado sends debris flying across eastern Chinese cityClose A powerful tornado has...

#tornado #debris #weatherwarnings

2023-09-20 13:01:07 • 1 min

Where Ukraines army of amputees go to repair their lives

By Orla Guerin BBC News, Kyiv, Ukraine As Ukraine's counter-offensive grinds on - with limited gains and no decisive breakthrough - the number of amputees in...

#army #health #gold

2023-09-21 05:02:49 • 2 mins

BBC correspondent arrives in flood-hit Derna

Libya: BBC correspondent arrives in flood-hit Derna Libya: BBC correspondent arrives in flood-hit DernaClose BBC correspondent Anna Foster is on the ground...

#correspondent #ambulancecrews #rescuer

2023-09-15 19:06:49 • 1 min

Libyan official refutes blame for flood disaster

Media caption, Watch: BBC finds little foreign aid in flood-hit Derna By Matt Murphy BBC News Officials in eastern Libya have denied allegations that many of...

#government #police #Flood

2023-09-15 20:40:50 • 1 min

'Worse than death itself': Survivors describe Libya floods

Media caption, Watch: Drone footage captures submerged Libya neighbourhoods By Joel Gunter BBC News The first sign that something was wrong was the sound of...

#libya #safety #split

2023-09-14 14:31:00 • 2 mins

UN Warns Disease Outbreak in Libya's Flooded East Could Spark 'A Second Devastating Crisis'

DERNA, Libya (AP) The United Nations Support Mission in Libya warned Monday that an outbreak of diseases in the country's northeast, where floods have killed...

#libya #nearbycities #exactfigure

2023-09-18 13:25:47 • 1 min

Westgate attack: Ten years of pain and resilience

Westgate attack: Kenyan survivors recount ten years of pain Westgate attack: Kenyan survivors recount ten years of painClose The BBCs Jewel Kiriungi spoke to...

#tenyears #200people #bbcs

2023-09-21 07:31:02 • 1 min

Left Behind and Grieving, Survivors of Libya Floods Call for Accountability

DERNA, Libya (AP) Abdel-Hamid al-Hassadi survived the devastating flooding in eastern Libya, but he lost some 90 people from his extended family. The...

#libya #Flood #90people