Libya

Libya: Thousands gather in Bani Walid for burial of Muammar Gaddafi’s son Seif al-Islam

Thousands of Gaddafi loyalists gathered in Bani Walid for the burial of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, highlighting enduring divisions in Libya nearly 15 years after Muammar Gaddafi’s overthrow.

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of ex-Libyan Dictator Muammar Gaddafi, killed: What we know so far

His lawyer, Khaled al-Zaidi, and political adviser Abdulla Othman separately announced the death of the 53-year-old on social media on Tuesday.

Turkey begins black box analysis after jet crash kills Libya’s western military chief

Investigators in Turkey are analysing black boxes from a jet crash that killed Libya’s western military chief and seven others, as officials cite a technical malfunction and coordinate the probe with Libya.

Libya’s top military chief killed in Turkey plane crash, PM confirms

Libya’s prime minister confirmed that the country’s top military chief was killed in a plane crash in Turkey, triggering condolences and raising questions about the circumstances surrounding the fatal incident.

At least 42 migrants feared dead after boat capsizes off Libya, says UN agency

At least 42 migrants are feared dead after a boat capsized off Libya’s coast. Seven survivors were rescued after six days adrift, the UN migration agency confirmed.

Rescue charity recovers 11 bodies from sea off Libya

MSF said its Geo Barents search and rescue vessel picked up 146 migrants in two operations and then found a further 20 in a separate boat. However, they also plucked the bodies of 11 people who were seen by a spotter plane floating in the sea.

Over 60 people drowned in capsizing of migrant vessel off Libya, UN says

The UN's International Organisation for Migration said in a statement the boat was carrying 86 migrants when strong waves swamped it off the town of Zuwara on Libya's western coast and that 61 migrants drowned, according to survivors.

Sixty-one migrants, including women and children, drown after shipwreck off Libya, IOM says

Tragic shipwreck off Libya claims 61 lives, including women and children. Survivors report the boat, with 86 people, departed Zwara.

Record Heat Is Unleashing Deadly Floods From US to Libya

More than 100 people died across Asia during an intense monsoon season in July.

Libya probes the collapse of two dams after flooding devastated an eastern city, killing over 11,000

Heavy rains caused by Mediterranean storm Daniel caused deadly flooding across eastern Libya last weekend.

Satellite images show flood devastation that killed more than 11,000 in Libya

Images taken by satellite show the physical devastation from a flood that killed at least 11,300 people in the eastern Libyan city of Derna.

Flood death toll in eastern Libya's Derna surpasses 5,100: Health official

He says the number of deaths is likely to increase in the coastal city since search and rescue teams are still collecting bodies from the streets, buildings and the sea.

Libya Floods: Over 10,000 feared missing in Derna | Dams burst in a huge storm

Libya Floods: About a quarter of Libya's eastern city of Derna was wiped out after dams burst in a storm, the administration in the area said on Tuesday, and the Red Cross said 10,000 people were feared to be missing across the country in the devastating floods. Turkey and other countries rushed to send support to Libya, including search and rescue vehicles, rescue boats, generators and food. The internationally recognised government in Tripoli does not control eastern areas.

Rescuers retrieve hundreds of bodies in eastern Libya as 10,000 reported missing in deadly floods

Mediterranean storm Daniel caused havoc and flash flooding in many towns in eastern Libya but the worst destruction was in Derna, where heavy rainfall and floods broke dams and washed away entire neighbourhoods, authorities said.