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Almost 900 buildings in Libya’s coastal city of Derna were completely destroyed in last week’s catastrophic flooding, officials have revealed. A tally by the country’s government has found at least 891 structures had been totally demolished, while a further 211 buildings were partially damaged and almost 400 others were submerged in mud. It means approximately

The central dock in the port of Lampedusa now stands at the meeting point between the developed and the developing world – a point of conflict between the affluent EU and the inequities and poverty of the global south. This reality is uncomfortable and unacceptable for those who govern Italy’s most southerly point. With some

The centre of the eastern Libyan city of Derna is like one big graveyard – a mass of flattened buildings, wrecked lives and upended vehicles amid torn trees. Huge nine-storey buildings have been ripped off their foundations and smothered by volumes of mud. From where I stood, I could see at least three huge bridges

The chief prosecutor of Libya’s eastern government has said he will prosecute those responsible for the neglect of two dams in Derna as the city struggles to cope with the thousands of corpses washing up or decaying under rubble. It comes as the World Health Organisation and other aid agencies urged Libyan authorities to stop

A potential cholera outbreak could add to misery in the Libyan city of Derna, where the sheer number of people dead or unaccounted for after a massive flood is overwhelming survivors. The number of fatalities has soared to 11,300, according to the Libyan Red Crescent, with a further 10,100 reported missing as hopes of finding

The sheer numbers of people dead or unaccounted for in the Libyan city of Derna is overwhelming survivors, who say they had minutes to get away before the coastal city was devastated by flooding. A Sky News TV crew has reached the devastated port city where people have been using their bare hands to dig

Libya is a country in anguish. Her people are suffering a fresh kind of horror after years of civil war, fighting, corruption, greed and people smuggling. Now floods have devastated the port city of Derna and the communities and villagers around. And what’s so much worse is that the natural disaster caused by Storm Daniel,

The number of deaths in the Libyan city of Derna could range from 18,000 to 20,000 following catastrophic flooding, according to the city’s mayor. Abdulmenam Al-Ghaithi told al-Arabiya TV today this could be based on the number of wiped-out districts in the city. It came as the King sent a letter of condolence to the

At least 30,000 people have been displaced in the town hardest hit by floods in Libya. Meanwhile, a minister has said 5,300 bodies in the country’s east have been recovered – with the number of fatalities expected to rise significantly. Officials are appealing for international help, and have warned Libya doesn’t have the necessary experience

Kim Jong Un has pledged his support to Russia in what he has described as the “fight against imperialism”. The North Korean leader praised Russia and its president for a fighting a “sacred war” against the “hegemonic forces” of the West. “We will always support the decisions of President Putin and the Russian leadership …

Five children who travelled to Pakistan with the father and step-mother of 10-year-old Sara Sharif will be taken into the custody of the Child Protection and Welfare Bureau, a judge has ruled. The children, aged between one and 13, were recovered from the house of Sara’s grandfather in the northeastern city of Jhelum on Monday

Rescuers are battling to reach remote mountain towns devastated by the earthquake in Morocco, as the number of confirmed deaths from the disaster neared 2,700. Search teams from the UK, Spain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates were joining efforts to help find people buried under debris. The United Nations estimates some 300,000 people were

Five children who travelled from the UK to Pakistan with Sara Sharif’s father have been recovered from her grandfather’s home in the city of Jhelum, police have told Sky News. Police also added they are now “hopeful” they can locate Sara’s father Urfan and her stepmother Beinash Batool. The address is where police believe they

The large rotary blades of a military helicopter fire up, lifting emergency supplies towards villages otherwise cut off from the world. They’re also shuttling the injured and dead away from the epicentre. An enormous cloud of dust engulfs dozens of survivors and emergency teams who have descended on the town of Talat Nyakoub, at the

Ukraine’s air force has said Russia launched more than 30 drones on the country’s capital in overnight air strikes. For about two hours, Kyiv and the surrounding region was subject to falling debris as the military destroyed 26 out of 33 drones, the Ukrainian air force said. One person was injured during the attack. It

Thousands of people who survived the Morocco earthquake have spent the night sleeping rough – with many losing their homes or too fearful to head indoors. At least 2,012 people have died following the powerful 6.8 magnitude tremor on Friday night, and 1,404 others are critically injured. These numbers are only expected to rise as