Libya ’s former ambassador arrested after divulging details about Gadhafi assets in Canada
A former Libyan ambassador to Canada has been arrested in his home country after safeguarding documents pertaining to the billions of dollars the late dictator Moammar Gadhafi stashed in Canadian bank accounts and to a Toronto penthouse owned by his son Saadi Gadhafi. Fathi Baja, who served as…#libyan #moammargadhafi #saadigadhafi #fathibaja #libya #globeandmail #ottawa #benghazi #unitednations #saadigadhafis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
101 health workers killed in Libya in the aftermath of Storm Daniel
2 October 2023, Tripoli, Libya – A staggering 101 health workers in Libya lost their lives during Storm Daniel or in its immediate aftermath. Some were killed at home, others in the line of duty. Families and coworkers have described their anguish and feelings of helplessness at seeing their relatives, friends and colleagues swept away by the sheer force of the floods.
The deceased health workers are among the 4333 people thus far confirmed dead following the storm. More than 8500 people are still missing.
Dr Ahmed Zouiten, WHO Representative in Libya, paid tribute to the health workers who were killed in the floods: ...
Source: WHO EMRO News - October 2, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Libya: “A disaster of epic proportions”
Two weeks after Storm Daniel struck Libya, the scale of the damage is almost indescribable. The floods that followed left in their muddy wake a humanitarian crisis on a massive scale, particularly in Derna. An estimated 30 million cubic metres of water came roaring through the city when 2 dams in the nearby mountains collapsed. The torrent of water levelled entire city blocks and swept away whole families.
Critical infrastructure has been destroyed or damaged, affecting health, electricity, roads, telecommunications and other services. This latest catastrophe adds enormous pressure to Libya’s already fragile and severel...
Source: WHO EMRO News - September 28, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Libya Floods Wiped Out Entire Family Trees
A week after a deadly flood devastated Derna, Gaith Al Tashani , his sister and niece left the Libyan port city. As the only survivors in a 22-member family house, they couldn’t handle any more news about the dead.#derna #gaithaltashani #libyan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Behind Libya ’s Dam Catastrophe Lies a Long Trail of Conflict and Corruption
In 2003, a group of Swiss engineers examined a pair of dams along a river in eastern Libya. They concluded the structures were under stress and recommended strengthening them and building a third dam to ease the pressure.#libya (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Libya: the'tsunami' that washed away a city
As the rain drummed down, four siblings living in a waterfront apartment block in the Libyan city of Derna were initially unconcerned. They scrolled on their phones that evening, played games and laughed when the youngest of them put on a life jacket. But in the early hours of 11 September, sirens…#libyan #derna #amna #guardian #stormdaniel #greenmountain #ethanchorin #libya #nato #tripoli (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How War and Aging Dams Left Libya Exposed to a Climate Superstorm
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Source: Reuters: Health - September 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pope Francis moved as Reuters photographer shows him child migrant picture
[1/3] Reuters photographer Yara Nardi shows Pope Francis the photo of a child from Cameroon that she took at a reception center for irregular migrants on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa on September 15, 2023, during a trip on the occasion of the Mediterranean Meetings (MED 2023) in France, aboard…#yaranardi #cameroon #sicilian #med2023 #rome #church #marseilles #libyan #italian #claudinensoe (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Saving lives, preventing health risks and restoring health care services in the aftermath of ...
Tripoli, Libya, 22 September 2023 – In the wake of catastrophic floods that had a devastating impact on Libya's east coast, the World Health Organization (WHO) is taking swift action to assist affected communities. WHO is supporting urgent efforts to restore access to health care and control the spread of infectious diseases, especially among the tens of thousands of people who have been displaced and are now living in shelters.
“The magnitude of this catastrophe is staggering,” said Dr Ahmed Zouiten, WHO Representative in Libya. “The need for swift, unified action cannot be overstated. We are collaborating closel...
Source: WHO EMRO News - September 22, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Libya: 'The Mental Toll is Very High' - Survivors of Floods Grapple With Trauma
[UN News] Post-traumatic stress and anxiety has become a daily challenge for thousands of Libyans who survived Storm Daniel nearly two weeks ago, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 22, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Libya North Africa Source Type: news
Survivors in Flood-Ravaged Libya Wonder if They Will Ever Have a Home Again
AL BAYDA, Libya—Nearly two weeks after a deadly flood destroyed her house in Al Bayda, a town near Libya’s Mediterranean coast, Noura Khalifa Adam and her family are still sheltering at a local school and have no idea where they will go next.#albayda #libya #nourakhalifaadam (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to help Libya ’s flood victims
Disastrous flooding in Derna, a coastal city in the North African country of Libya, has killed thousands and destroyed neighborhoods and infrastructure, plunging residents into a crisis that authorities worry could worsen due to disease outbreaks. On Sept. 11, torrential rains from Storm Daniel…#derna #northafrican #libya #stormdaniel #libyan #petteritaalas #redcrescent #tunisia #algeria #unitedarabemirates (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Operations at WHO ’s logistics hub in Dubai reach an unprecedented scale and impact, says new ...
21 September 2023, Cairo, Egypt – WHO has released an innovative, interactive report that provides insights into the vast operations and global impact of WHO’s logistics hub in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The new report reveals the logistics hub’s impressive ability to provide support on an unprecedented scale, and its swift, adaptable response to humanitarian crises. This reinforces its vital role in WHO emergency response efforts across the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region and beyond.
Report on WHO’s logistics hub in Dubai
“The supplies delivered by WHO’s logistics hub in Dubai have been a...
Source: WHO EMRO News - September 21, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Why was the Libya flooding so deadly?
Thousands of people have been killed, with thousands more missing in the floods that survivors and experts told NBC News was not merely a natural disaster. Years of civil war, corruption and institutional neglect left residents of the North African state at the mercy of Mediterranean storm…#northafrican #tarekmegerisi #libya #derna #wadidernavalley #abumansour #abdelwaneesashoor #appliedsciences #libyan #alsediqalsour (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The U.S. Needs a New Africa Strategy
Earlier this month, an earthquake in the vicinity of Marrakech devastated Morocco, killing thousands and inflicting untold suffering. Last week, two dams in Libya broke, washing thousands more victims into the sea. To the south of those afflicted countries, in Sub-Saharan Africa, seven national…#marrakech #morocco #libya #subsaharanafrica #wagnergroup #african #southafrica #moscow #brics #islam (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
