Tag: disaster

Libya Flooding Disaster Underlines the Country’s Corruption

The dam project broke ground in 2010, according to the government assessment from 2011 reviewed by The New York Times. By Feb. 1, 2011, just before the uprising, the project had managed only “general preparations and earthworks,” the assessment said. No concrete or asphalt had been poured, it said, no pipes laid. But Libya had

Wallabies, Eddie Jones disaster: A fan’s view from the World Cup in France | The Canberra Times

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Libya orders 8 officials arrested after flood disaster

The officials are suspected of ‘bad management’ and negligence, among other offences. Libya’s prosecutor general has ordered the arrest of eight officials as part of his inquiry into the recent flood disaster that killed thousands, his office said on Monday. The flash flood, which witnesses likened to a tsunami, broke through two ageing dams on

‘Extent of the disaster is unprecedented for a country like Libya’

A week after the flood that swept the centre of the city of Derna into the sea, families are still coping with the unbearable losses of their dead – and haunted by the unknown fates of the missing. Dams above the city burst in a storm a week ago, sending a huge torrent down a

Rivalry set aside as Libyans cope with flood disaster

Libya’s deadly floods have sparked a surge of solidarity and transcended political differences in a country wracked by division ever since the 2011 revolution that overthrew Moammar Gadhafi. “As soon as we heard about this awful tragedy, people began a spontaneous campaign in Tajoura to help, with no state backing at all,” said Mohannad Bennour

Florida State narrowly avoids disaster, holds offs Boston College’s furious comeback attempt

Florida State dominated in its first couple games this season and rose to No. 3 in the college football rankings. But the Seminoles had to fend off a rally from Boston College Saturday to remain undefeated. In the first Atlantic Coast Conference game of the season for FSU and Boston College, the Eagles jumped out

What can the world learn from Libya’s dam disaster?

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The Lehman Disaster and Why It Matters Today

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Marcia Langton ‘embarrassed herself’ trying to ‘hose down’ her disaster comments

Sky News host Andrew Bolt says Professor Marcia Langton “embarrassed herself” again on the radio trying to defend her comments directed at No campaigners. The professor accused the No campaign of using tactics based in “racism” or “sheer stupidity” during a forum hosted by Edith Cowan University. Ms Langton criticised an article in The Australian

EU disaster response fund ‘strained at the limits’ by climate fuelled crises

Requests for emergency assistance have gone up by 400 per cent in the last two years. The EU urgently needs more funding to respond to climate change-fuelled crises, the European Commission has warned. ADVERTISEMENT Its emergency aid reserve was exhausted in both 2021 and 2022 and natural disasters have increased this year. Europe is emerging