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Satellite images show large-scale devastation of Libya's floods

Headline from CBS News, from the development of Sep 11, 2023

Newest development Sep 13, 2023 · 4 reportsSatellite images show the scale of the devastation in Libya's floods

The Libyan port city of Derna was hit hardest by catastrophic floodwaters caused by Mediterranean Storm Daniel.

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Sep 11, 2023Names this update
Satellite images show large-scale devastation of Libya's floods
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Sep 13, 2023Newest
Satellite images show the scale of the devastation in Libya's floods
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The Republic
Libyan city of Derna is declared a disaster zone after devastating flooding. Dozens are feared dead (opens The Republic)
Published Sep 10, 2023
The Republic's feed description
CAIRO (AP) — At least 20 people were reported dead Monday in eastern Libya after the Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods over the weekend in different parts of the North African nation. Authorities declared at least one city a disaster zone.
Al-Monitor
Thousands killed in Libya as flooding ravages coast (opens Al-Monitor)
Published Sep 10, 2023
Al-Monitor's feed description
The floods caused by Storm Daniel hit a Libya still recovering from civil war.
Voice of America
Deadly Floods Hit Libya Following Powerful Storm (opens Voice of America)
Published Sep 10, 2023
Voice of America's feed description
Official reports as many 2000 feared dead after waters levels rose in Derna
Christian Science Monitor
Stunned Libya reels from flash flood, with 10,000 reportedly missing (opens Christian Science Monitor)
Published Sep 11, 2023
Christian Science Monitor's feed description
Mediterranean storm Daniel caused floodwaters to rise and break through dams in Libya’s eastern city of Derna, smashing through the city, and washing away entire neighborhoods. An estimated 700 people have been killed and 10,000 are reported missing.
NPR
Flooding creates a disaster zone in Libya from Storm Daniel (opens NPR)
Published Sep 11, 2023
NPR's feed description
The confirmed death toll from the weekend flooding did not include Derna, which was inaccessible, and many of the thousands missing there were believed carried away by waters after two dams burst.
The Guardian
Destruction in Derna: how floods ravaged Libyan port city (opens The Guardian)
Published Sep 11, 2023
The Guardian's feed description
As many as 10,000 people are reported missing after rains from Storm Daniel triggered floods in the eastern Libyan city of Derna
CBS News
Flooding in Libya sent a wall of water through Derna and other places. These photos show the devastation. (opens CBS News)
Published Sep 11, 2023
CBS News's feed description
The devastating flooding in Libya wreaked havoc on the city of Derna on the Mediterranean coast and other places in the northern African nation.
PBS NewsHour
Floods devastate eastern Libya, thousands missing and feared dead (opens PBS NewsHour)
Published Sep 11, 2023
PBS NewsHour's feed description
The destruction came to Derna and other parts of eastern Libya on Sunday night, when Mediterranean storm Daniel pounded the coast.
New York Times
Mapping Where Floods Have Devastated a Libyan Port City (opens New York Times)
Published Sep 11, 2023
New York Times's feed description
Derna, on Libya’s northeast coast, was inundated with floodwaters that killed at least 2,300 people after Storm Daniel made landfall on Sunday.
The Guardian
Libya’s floods are result of climate crisis meeting a failed state (opens The Guardian)
Published Sep 12, 2023
The Guardian's feed description
Storm Daniel was by no means the only factor behind the devastation wrought on the city of Derna
CBS News
Satellite images show large-scale devastation of Libya's floods (opens CBS News)
Published Sep 12, 2023
CBS News's feed description
The Libyan port city of Derna was hit hardest by catastrophic floodwaters caused by Mediterranean Storm Daniel.
The Guardian
The Guardian view on Libya’s floods: humans, not just nature, caused this disaster | Editorial (opens The Guardian)
Published Sep 12, 2023
The Guardian's feed description
Editorial: Much of the eastern city of Derna has disappeared. The lethal failures of the country’s authorities must bear much of the blame
The Atlantic
Photos From Libya’s Devastating Floods (opens The Atlantic)
Published Sep 12, 2023
The Atlantic's feed description
Images from the disaster areas across coastal Libya
NBC News
Satellite images show the scale of the devastation in Libya's floods (opens NBC News)
Published Sep 12, 2023
NBC News's feed description
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced and thousands more are missing in the Mediterranean port city of Derna alone.
The Guardian
Libya flooding: before and after satellite images reveal scale of disaster in Derna (opens The Guardian)
Published Sep 12, 2023
The Guardian's feed description
With thousands still missing, new satellite images from before and after Sunday’s flooding show scale of destruction
Al Jazeera
Mapping Libya’s catastrophic flood damage in Derna after Storm Daniel (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Sep 12, 2023
Al Jazeera's feed description
Two dams burst upstream from the coastal city, releasing a wall of water that swept away buildings, people inside them.

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