Libya

Italy's PM Meloni unveils "Mattei Plan" for African development ahead of Italy-Africa summit

Marco Cacciati January 26, 2024

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni unveiled her long-anticipated development strategy for Africa over the weekend, floating a "non-predatory" approach aimed at fostering cooperation.

Climate change made Libyan deluge up to 50 times more likely, say weather researchers

by Roberta Harrington in Los Angeles September 20, 2023

An “interplay” of climate change exacerbated heavy rainfall during the first two weeks of September 2023 in several countries across the Mediterranean, caused by low-pressure systems forming around a blocking high centred over the Netherlands.

Flood deaths in Libyan city may be as high as 11,300

by Roberta Harrington in Los Angeles September 16, 2023

Libya’s death toll is climbing, with the Libyan Red Crescent aid group on Friday putting the carnage at 11,300 in the coastal city of Derna alone.

Bermuda, New England and Atlantic Canada jittery as Hurricane Lee approaches

by Roberta Harrington in Los Angeles September 13, 2023

As Hurricane Lee barrels across the western Atlantic towards land, residents are on alert for destructive wind and surf as the weekend approaches.

As many as 5,000 feared dead in Libya

by Roberta Harrington in Los Angeles September 13, 2023

More than 5,000 people are feared dead and 10,000 missing in Libya after Storm Daniel tore through the north African country on Sunday, according to reports. The situation has been described as “catastrophic”.

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