More than 60 migrants feared drowned off Libya, IOM says
More than 60 migrants are believed to have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. Citing survivors, the UN agency said on Saturday the vessel left the city of Zuwara with around 86 people on board. It said high waves swamped the boat and that 61 […]
Libya floods: Death toll rises to 6,000
The death toll from devastating floods in Libya’s eastern city of Derna has risen to an estimated 6,000 people, according to local officials. The figure is expected to rise as recovery operations continue in the coastal city that was pummeled by Storm Daniel. Thousands of people are still missing in Libya in floods caused by […]
Libya floods wipe out quarter of city, thousands dead
Thousands of people were killed and at least 10,000 were missing in Libya in floods caused by a huge Mediterranean storm that burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much as a quarter of the eastern coastal city of Derna. A senior medic in Derna told Reuters that more than 2,000 people were […]
Dozens rescued from rubber boat drifting in Mediterranean
Ninety-seven people, including 28 unaccompanied minors, have been rescued from an overcrowded rubber boat that was drifting in the Mediterranean 30 miles off the Libyan coast, charity Sea-Watch International says. It is believed that the boat had set off from Libya. Crew on the search and rescue ship Sea-Watch 4 spotted the vessel on Sunday […]