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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
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Now playing Next Libya Libyans plead for international help after deadly flooding Libyans in the country's worst flood-hit city of Derna are pleading for international help as search teams combed through the devastation looking for bodies. 14/09/2023
Now playing Next Climate In photos: September brings deadly flooding around the world There have been deadly storms in almost as many days in September so far, as climate scientists warn that “nowhere is immune”. 13/09/2023
Now playing Next Green News ‘Nowhere is immune’: Libya’s floods made worse by climate change ‘Ferocious strength’ of storm that caused Libya’s devastating floods was powered by climate change, scientists say. 13/09/2023
Now playing Next no comment WATCH: Hundreds of Libyan flood victims buried in mass graves in Derna Two dams burst above Derna as Storm Daniel brought heavy rain to the country. 13/09/2023
Now playing Next Libya Libya floods: Death toll in eastern city of Derna surpasses 5,100 The death toll from Sunday's violent flood in Libya's eastern city of Derna surpassed 5,100 on Wednesday, according to a health official. 13/09/2023
Now playing Next Libya Thousands feared dead in flood-ravaged eastern Libya Entire communities were swept out to sea in the North African country, with the city of Derna hit hardest. 13/09/2023
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