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Why floods are a recurring nightmare in Nigeria and beyond

Why floods are a recurring nightmare in Nigeria and beyond

According to a 2022 study, floods have affected 2.3 billion people worldwide in the last 20 years and are associated with a wide range of adverse health outcomes.

Libya Derna floods: How disaster overshadowed, destroyed my beautiful city

Libya Derna floods: How disaster overshadowed, destroyed my beautiful city

Experts estimate that up to 30 million cubic metres of water was released into Derna after heavy rain caused two dams to break, leaving death and devastation in its wake.

Libya floods: Mayor of Derna, other officials detained

Libya floods: Mayor of Derna, other officials detained

The attorney general's office, based in the capital Tripoli, said it had issued orders to detain eight local officials over the collapse of dams in a storm.

Libya floods displaced more than 43,000 - UN agency

Libya floods displaced more than 43,000 - UN agency

The official death toll stands at more than 3,300 - but the eventual count is expected to be far higher.

Telephone and internet cut off in Libyan flood-hit city after protests

Telephone and internet cut off in Libyan flood-hit city after protests

Protesters massed on Monday at the city's grand mosque, venting their anger at local and regional authorities.

UN warns of 'devastating crisis' after Libya floods

UN warns of 'devastating crisis' after Libya floods

More than 11,000 people died in the floods and tens of thousands of traumatised residents now homeless amid growing risk of diseases.

Libya floods: Several aid workers killed in road accident

Libya floods: Several aid workers killed in road accident

The accident happened when a vehicle carrying Greek aid workers on their way to Derna from Benghazi collided with another car.

Rescuers find 'hundreds' of bodies on Libyan beach a week after floods

Rescuers find 'hundreds' of bodies on Libyan beach a week after floods

The discovery was made by a four-person team which found a group of bodies, including those of three children, inside a cave by the sea.

Libya floods: Aid arrives as hopes for more survivors fade

Libya floods: Aid arrives as hopes for more survivors fade

Two aid-laden planes, one from the United Arab Emirates and another from Iran, landed in Benghazi.

Türkiye stands by Libya in wake of country's flood disaster: Erdogan

Türkiye stands by Libya in wake of country's flood disaster: Erdogan

Türkiye has dispatched three aircraft and three ships as part of humanitarian aid for flood-battered Libya, Turkish President Erdogan says.

Five major weather disasters in Africa in 2023

Five major weather disasters in Africa in 2023

The tsunami-sized flash floods in Libya and the devastating earthquake in Morocco are the latest in a series of natural disasters that have hit Africa.

Libya floods: Rescuers still hopeful of finding survivors

Libya floods: Rescuers still hopeful of finding survivors

At least 4,000 people are thought to have perished but provisional figures vary enormously.