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 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 Libya Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in Libya's coastal city of Derna The death toll in Libya's coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday. 15/09/2023
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 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 Libya floods: More than 2,300 people dead and thousands still missing Emergency workers uncovered hundreds of bodies as they dug through the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and 10,000 people were reported still missing after floodwaters broke through dams and smashed through the city, washing away entire neighbourhoods. 12/09/2023
Now playing Next world news Red Cross says 10,000 people missing after deadly floods in Libya The destruction from storm Daniel appeared greatest in Derna, a city formerly held by Islamic extremists in the chaos that has gripped Libya for more than a decade and left it with crumbling and inadequate infrastructure. 11/09/2023
Now playing Next Greece Evacuation orders for areas in central Greece as a river bursts Severe rainstorms eased but floodwaters were still rising in parts of central Greece Friday, while fire department and military helicopters were plucking people from villages inundated by tons of water and mud. 08/09/2023
Now playing Next world news Death and destruction as flooding sweeps across southeastern Europe At least 14 people have died, five are missing and dozens more have been injured due to floods in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria. 06/09/2023
Now playing Next world news At least 7 people dead as floods ravage Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria Torrential rain has caused unprecedented flooding in southeast Europe and widespread destruction prompting evacuations in both residential and tourism areas 06/09/2023
Now playing Next Spain Two dead and three missing in Spain after worst heavy rains in years The weekend storm affected almost the whole country, with the heaviest rains recorded on Sunday in the coastal provinces of Cadiz, Tarragona and Castello, according to state weather office Aemet 05/09/2023
Now playing Next Spain Record rainfall in Spain leads to deaths and travel chaos Record levels of rain have fallen in Spain causing the deaths of at least two people and leading to travel chaos. 04/09/2023
Now playing Next no comment WATCH 100,000 people evacuated from Pakistan's flood-ravaged Punjab Pakistan is still struggling to recover from the devastating floods that inundated nearly one-third of the country in 2022, affecting more than 33 million people. 23/08/2023
Now playing Next no comment WATCH: Storm in California leaves trail of destruction behind Storm Hilary has dropped more than half an average year's worth of rain in some areas as southern Californians battle flooded roads, mudslides and downed trees. 22/08/2023
Now playing Next world news Extreme weather: Norway considers more evacuations, Portugal fires From torrential rain and subsequent flooding in Norway and Croatia, to scorching temperatures in Spain and Portugal, we take a look at this week's weather across Europe. 11/08/2023
Now playing Next Norway Dam in Norway partially bursts after days of heavy rain Authorities initially considered blowing up part of the dam at the Braskereidfoss hydroelectric power plant to prevent communities from being inundated. But the idea was scrapped after water later broke through the structure, police said. 09/08/2023
Now playing Next no comment Watch: house collapses into river in Alaska The bursting ice dam in Alaska highlights risks of glacial flooding around the globe. 08/08/2023
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