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Press Release of the First Meeting of the Joint Committee Between the Libyan Side and European Union Integrated Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM)

Libya's eastern authorities Sunday announced the postponement of a reconstruction conference for the flood-hit city of Derna that had been planned for October 10 but was met with international scepticism.The authorities later said that the conference would draw in international companies, and on Sunday the committee said the postponed event would be held in both Derna and the eastern city of Benghazi.

Devastating floods in Libya have exposed previously hidden archaeological structures in an ancient Greek city near Derna, prompting calls for preservation and restoration efforts.

Libya's prosecutor general ordered the arrest of eight officials in his investigation into the deadly flood tragedy.

The devastating floods that swept through Libya earlier this month have revealed new structures at an ancient Greek city near Derna. The Libyan authorities who came to inspect the ancient city and salvage what could be saved unexpectedly found archaeological sites that appeared after the floods subsided. Dr. Ahmed Issa from the Department of Archeology at Omar Al-Mukhtar University said that a national committee consisting of experts should be formed to classify the new archaeological monuments ...

Libya's devastating flood has transformed Derna from a busy port welcoming fishing boats and ships loaded with goods and passengers into a dump brimming with rubble, car wrecks and dead bodies.- 'Zero visibility' - Since the tsunami-sized flood lashed Derna, port workers, fishermen and passers-by have largely abandoned the seafront, and only a handful of vessels, the Irasa included, were still there.

Tragedy strikes as dams collapse in Libya's coastal city, triggering devastating floods, and raising questions about infrastructure neglect and political divide

On September 14, 2023, four people from the Indian states of Haryana, and Punjab, were safely evacuated by the Indian Embassy in Tripoli, the capital of

Up to 20,000 people are now feared dead after torrents of water ripped through eastern Libya — a devastating toll that could largely have been avoided, global officials said Thursday.

Libyan authorities said more than 2,000 people died and 10,000 have been reported missing after floodwaters caused massive damage in the eastern part of the country. Othman Abduljaleel, health minister for eastern Libya, told The Associated Press at least 700 of the recovered bodies from the natural disaster had been buried. The city of Derna’s…