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Northern France remains on high alert after heavy rains and flooding

After the hottest recorded October in history, Atlantic storms have affected many parts of Europe.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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

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

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.