Why the floods in Libya were so destructive and deadly | DW News
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- Libya is struggling to deal with the thousands of bodies being recovered in the aftermath of devastating floods. Overwhelmed officials have registered nearly 4,000 - a number that is expected to rise as more bodies are found.
Corpses are washing up on the coast after being swept out to sea when torrential rains caused two dams to burst, causing flash floods that destroyed large parts of the city of Derna. The World Health Organization has urged Libyan authorities to stop burying victims in mass graves, to avert future legal and emotional problems.
Meanwhile, the Red Cross is warning that the floods may have uprooted landmines and explosives left over from the country's years of conflict. Despite the many dangers, helpers are scouring the wreckage.
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#Libya #Floods #ClimateChange
OMG!!! I feel so sorry for that man.
May Allah help you my brothers and sisters of Libya,, from Sierra Leone West Africa 🙏
Not exactly a climate related disaster when there is '...systemic corruption and lack of infrastructure investment...', an ancient and extensive wadi system is dammed and the (cracked) dams are not maintained, at risk homes are built downstream of the dams within the wadis, and there is no weather reporting system. Sad but inevitable man-made event.
Did 8 months of rain in one day have nothing to do with it?
Um, the climate is now ‘man-made’. And that’s the point, unrelated risks become related and amplified when background conditions destabilize. Everything just gets worse, in unforeseeable ways.
They should've released some of the water in the dams. They had to do that where I grew up in 1985. Flooded bad but saved a lot because the dam didn't break!
Frankly & sorry to say, one thing that comes to mind when I hear the word Libya on the World News is: "Conflict Country and hardliners. Much blood has been spilled in Libya." - May GOD have mercy on Libya. Hopefully through this incident the Libyan people can change and reconcile and live in peace.
"Seven countries in five years."
how.much pain we see in this man craying. I've been craying for them too. He is alright when he talking about this terrible time in his Country:Libya.😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
"Seven countries in five years."
I so appreciate DW News not being skittish around the grotesque nitty-gritty concerns of a disaster. - So much news coverage comes off as “disaster porn”, a form of clickbait, that never addresses the needs and challenges in regard to solutions. DW is respectful of those who suffer by addressing their needs in gritty detail. Just another reason it’s my favorite network across the planet. -
Agree
Peace be with you 💚
We Invite You To Join The Religion Of Islam, As You May find peace. Islam is the latest Revelation from Allmighty God (Allah)🌹🙂
also LIbya iqual asMorocco, Maui - all had strange lighst seen in the sky before those happening. DEW - that is energy weapon that make this kind of things to happen. Google it.
So sad. 😭
I feel for them poor people and all the Family that have lost each other :( this is all so sad
Did you feel sorry when NATO bombed Libya and destroyed the lives of millions ten years ago?
So sorry to hear this. I pray for Libyan. As Armenian i do understand their pain and situation. 😢
Hyes?
It’s really sad
Very sad. Wished leaders focus more on love and lifting life quality instead of being power hungry.
United you can save Libya, but divided there is no hope for Libya. All countries should focus on living in peace. Greed wont help.
So heartbreaking.
I hope other countries especially the rich ones will help the flood victims financially and in kind too, such as food, clothing, shelter, vitamins, medicines, water and sanitary kits. Prayers for all of you brothers and sisters from the Philippines.
Y’all do it
This broke my heart.
At LEAST SOMEONE CARES, WHAT A BIG ❤ YOU HAVE. Thank-you 😢.
because of Libya's decade political chaos/turmoil, the more than 35 thousand people now are suffering!
Landmines being washed up I imagine is something people didn't foresee.
Climate change making extreme weather conditions as well.
This is the result of the West destabilizing Libya! Shame on you Naf0! Shame on you UN! Shame on you America! worst Mass murderers in the planet!
It's sad...but what you call "your Govt" isn;t allowing other Countries to come help
Tragic 💔
A tragedy beyond words….
I have seen this with my eyes in the Philippines. It is terrible. But being positive and with work, in 2 months they will start a new life.
Wow! That monotonous droning of that initial reporter in the field was brutal to listen too. Are we sure he wasn’t a robot?
Totally..heartbreaking. But there is still hope.😪😌
totally. the government will do better next time. 🤡
This is the result of the West destabilizing Libya! Shame on you Naf0! Shame on you UN! Shame on you America! worst Mass murderers in the planet!
How so.
i love this man's soothing voice im jealous
These events will just become more and more frequent as years pass by mark my words. I've experienced one event like this a month ago in my country and nothing I've ever seen before. We were all caught off guard.
Help one another in the people in Libya, especially those not victims of calamity.
I would love to help but we struggling here as well
Where do you start?
This storm would have destroyed any improvements or preparation they might have done
Terrible 😢
Catastrophic flooding at 3.00 am. . . Not many would have seen or heard a warning alarm. . . .
the beginning of sorrows...
Those damn causal chains. I reckon that when it comes to our climate, we are surrounded by them. Seemingly unrelated aspects of modern life can come crumbling down because of a single weak link that was overlooked, outside the budget, or simply beyond imagination.
All becoz of the oil..and the oil hungry Americans. Pity how a blessing has turned into a curse. And not a single country has the courage to point fingers at the USA.
It seems to me [a] that dwellings were constructed in the lower part of Derma, thus blocking the free flow of rain water towards the sea and [b] the buildings seem of very poor quality - lacking solidity and cement. So don't blame everything on climate change
Have not yet seen a water drone checking out the bodies that the fish are slowly eating away in the Sea. When is that coming?
Sarkozy made Libya a cozzy state
Its so sad may God remember our brothers and sisters in libya 🙏🏿
soo . . . the God does not normally remember everything?
god needs to do something about that god guy who keeps causing these floods
GOD is make believe, grow up.
He's been a little absent minded of late I think. @@JurekOK
Here we go again. Libya and Lahaina both suffered the same fate. The 'alarm system' which is inexpensive and which every cities can produce would have given people a head start. Why is this so ignored? I am baffled.
Damn...
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See how weak and dangerous a weak foundation is in every respect.
So sad,reality of the times and global catastrophe
it wasn't global warming for sure
Ó Cristo Amado, Misericórdia. Con Vossa Bondade, Compaixão, Graça e Amor assisti aos Líbios para que consigam reconstruir a Líbia, e suscitai a humanidade em muitos corações para enviarem ajuda humanitária à Líbia e aos Líbios
Por que é necessário implorar a ele ou pedir-lhe que ajude as pessoas? Ele não assiste ao noticias?
American models??? I'm west of Cleveland OH. We flooded Aug. 23rd. No damn broke, and no lives were lost, but the clean up is still going on. We had no warning from our weather service. The rain came down like a tsunami. I don't think our weather service is able to predict accurately anymore, or there is a lack in their ability to care. My heart is broken for what is happening in Libya. Praying for mercy for the suffering.
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Climate change is causing extremes in storms, weather. It's only going to get worse too.
Corrupt oil rich countries should do more to help their neighbours.
Dear Lord😢💔🙏🙏
Im sorry for their loss but thats just it i guess have to worry more about the living in something like this.
So sad
😢 libia presiza de ajuda pelomemo umamitaria
It shows tomorrow is not guaranteed. Here today , gone tomorrow.
Well I’m sure if the Dams were up kept this would never would’ve happened
but democracy...
@@juamu1132Freedom’ and democracy’, jamahiriya wouldn’t have had this problem at all.
2011?
The US and France are responsible for supporting rival factions. The western countries waged a war against a sovereign and free Libya and robbed Libyans of their wealth, oil and other natural resources. Before the war Libya was a developed country
those are just tools in the hand of Israel
Yes and the woman could dress in the way they wished get an education and even god forbit drive cars and go out unescorted and yes the dina was the currency backed by gold till certain countries interfered to get them off the gold standard (read nwo). May those that have suffered get help from their particular God .
They also dams to hold water and reduce the water flow. They were bombed by NATO during the wars....
@@Jocky8807They were not fixed because of conflict.
Absolutely crazy thing to conceive.
why the comment below is talking about libya ?? this vidoe is about shangahi economic break down... strange
This happened in California too. A category 5 hurricane came right up the West Coast from Mexico. 15" of rain in our mountain regions. It's a good thing climate change isn't real. That might have been serious.
If only a few more people drove EV's and payed more in taxes then gave up microwaves, ceiling fans,and gas stoves, this all could have been prevented.
@@johnw5584 That won't work now. We need robust solution for fresh water scarcity. We also need a solution so we can refreeze glaciers in north and south pole.
that statement isn't as serious as climate change is.
You've been lied to about climate .change .
Obviously.
So sad situation in Libya.
No government expects there . Once they were rich under the Qaddafi regime and now ?
As some one said,"The nations are not murdered but they commit a suicide ".
If the 2011 illegal NATO bombings wouldn't have occurred - Libya 🇱🇾 would not have sustained so much damage. The absence of their infrastructure intensified this destruction. God bless them 🙏💔
Yup
Are there any Libya left..or just people living there?
Its Like Was Already On That Same Mars From Mars Born And Grown Up 40 years later..
You left out the part about NATO overthrowing a stable government and not bothering to see that it was replaced by something better than competing warlords incapable of actually governing.
@plazthaltthey should be glad for the taste of freedom and democracy you say
@plazthaltRussia isn’t the one responsible for creating a failed state in Libya.
It will take years to take Libya where it used to be, or it will never be
@@zsarimaxim692Correct, they're doing a sublime destabilization job in Chechnya, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova and Mali.
I didnt know NATO can take away self determination and the capacity to think just by helping to overthrow a dictator. Are you claiming Libyans are m0r0ns by nature?
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DIY SODIUM SILICATE, BAKING SODA, AND A KILN, TO MAKE FIREBRICKS OF THAT SILT .
And now comes disease, Typhoid,Dysentry and Cholera.... Blessings to all you Libyans
the damn dams.!!!!!!!!!! 🤬
What is going on again in Libya?
There were floods. If you look at the video you'll get more info.
That made me laugh, thank you. @@knaperstekt7953
Very sad.please Perú Open for libya
Ah so they can leave the dead bodies but have to remove the poop
Did morroco earthquake cause this
awhy did they Gadafi
Why dont the UN pay the people who invade Lampedusa to go and work on re construction?
We have been warned.
SOMETHING FISHY ABOUT THE DAM
..OOOPPSSSSS..
So much rubble in the World
THIS IS VERY SAD AND UP SETTING, WHAT CAN A SINGLE CANADIAN LIKE ME CAN DO TO HELP 😢 $$, AM NOT RICH, BUT CAN SEND A SMALL AMOUNT OF $$$, ???😢 ??.
There will be so many bodies till there be no pleace
Cobbled up dam and rain ...
The conflict on Libya can only be archived with the help of other more richer county..or else how they stay at war..
Where is qatar 🐷,saudi,kuwait? So called rich arabs countries? Why they are not helping?
Iran just received a windfall of 6 Billion dollars and declared they can and will use it any way they please. Will they help ?
It's called "summer" - Exxon
Today it is Libya, where will be the next? It is chain catastrophy around the globe
Take out the leader, divide the country among different militia groups....cheap ⛽.
I can 100% blame NATO , It destroyed all civil nfrastructures , and left the country unrepairable. And Mohamal khadafi said that one day they will miss him.
USA and UK were the first among NATO to bomb and destroy Libya , and now after a week of this disaster they still didn't send a single man to rescue the survivors that are stuck under mud and destroyed buildings
“Only god knows what we are going through “- survivor. The irony is this is a natural calamity so isn’t that an act of God?
It could be an act of God but it could have been an act of the earth. Or an act of negligence to have alarms to save the people.
Just a thought: dont build on flood plains or downstream of dams
@@ismail-paine-de-circit isn't a african exclusive. A number of european cities ade downstream of dams.
This is the result of the West destabilizing Libya! Shame on you Naf0! Shame on you UN! Shame on you America! worst Mass murderers in the planet!
Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold. But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come…Therefore, keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come. But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
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The great and all seeing Sai Baba has a message of hope
Tokoh Spritual Sai Baba Tutup Usia
Dr Harris???
i pray for unity,the Cause and foundations of the flood is Italy and France Paris, America Napolitano,Napoli,Taranto,Torino,sardinia.Rome """:::;;&&&&&
“But about that day or hour when the end will come, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left. Keep watch for you know not the hour. Stay Blessed.
Call on Jesus
Libya with dictatorship vs Libya without dictatorship
Family safe?
Should have kept Gaddafi
The first thing Libya should do yo avoid long term misery is to ban distress sale of land. This is a valuable part of Libya and western vultures will be circling. Nobody knows why the dams could not be operated to avoid it.
So true . Don’t sell your country . Stop religious fanaticism . Throw your country open to women citizens . Everyone must work women and men and build your country internally
Good morning....😎😎😎
We all make our bed
Hey, libyan brothers but you have democracy.😮😮😮
A flourishing democracy after that beautiful war
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