Now playing Next Tunisia Nine people die off the coast of Tunisia while trying to reach Europe The Tunisian authorities suspect the victims embarked from Libya. 16/02/2024
Now playing Next Libya Euroviews. The EU must actively back Libya's new National Dialogue Competing outside interests have fanned the flames of internal discord in Libya. European policymakers must show an active interest in this new initiative, rather than falling back repeatedly on the failed formulas of the past, Ashraf Boudouara writes. 11/01/2024
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Now playing Next Libya UN: More than 60 migrants drown off Libya The deaths are the latest casualties in the central Mediterranean route often used by migrants and where, this year alone, more than 2,250 people have died. 17/12/2023
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Now playing Next Libya Protesters in Derna accuse Libyan authorities of inaction after deadly Protesters changing "Libya! Libya!" called on authorities to expedite their investigation into the disaster, for the UN to set up an office in Derna, for the urgent reconstruction of the city and for compensation for those affected by the flood. 18/09/2023
Now playing Next Libya Libya flood: One week on and new victims are still being found Specialist divers are still finding the bodies of people washed out to sea from Derna trapped beneath the water. 18/09/2023
Now playing Next no comment Watch: Russian emergency teams join aid groups in flood-ravaged Derna The Libyan Red Crescent says that more than 10,000 people are still missing. Emergency workers are continuing their efforts to find survivors and recover bodies. 17/09/2023
Now playing Next world news Libya floods: Collective grief morphs into a rallying cry for unity For many Libyans, the collective grief over the more than 11,000 dead has morphed into a rallying cry for national unity in a country blighted by 12 years of conflict and division. 17/09/2023
Now playing Next Libya Libya: Aid groups warn against burying flood victims in mass graves The WHO has urged authorities in Derna to stop burying flood victims in mass graves, highlighting the potential health risks if located near water and the distress it could cause families. 16/09/2023
Now playing Next no comment WATCH: Rescue teams in Derna find more bodies beneath the rubble Rescue teams have been searching through hollowed-out buildings in what was Libya’s fourth-most populated city before the unusual Mediterranean storm unleashed the floods. 16/09/2023
Now playing Next Libya Derna death toll expected to rise to over 20,000 in dam disaster Engineers blame years of neglect for the failure of the two dams above Derna. 16/09/2023
Now playing Next world news UN launches urgent €66 million appeal for Libya flood victims Flash flooding tore through the coastal city of Derna on Sunday, leaving entire neighbourhoods in ruins. 10,000 people are still missing while officials say the death toll has surpassed 11,000 15/09/2023
Now playing Next Spain Euroviews. Spain can help the rest of Europe learn how to tackle the water crisis Faced with climate change in the Mediterranean and a massive threat to its national industries, Spain is undertaking a major and costly reform of its entire water system, Jorge Molinero writes. 15/09/2023
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