Africa

For Victims Of Morocco And Libya Disasters, Devastation Goes Beyond The Death Toll

“When people meet each other, they meet each other with condolences. The first question they asked is not who died, but who survived.”
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Libya Investigates Dams' Collapse After Devastating Flood Kills More Than 11,000

Libya's general prosecutor said that prosecutors would investigate the collapse of the two dams, which were built in the 1970s, as well as the allocation of maintenance funds.
By Samy Magdy and Yousef Mourad, AP

Searchers Scour Hollowed-Out Buildings For 10,000 Missing In Libya As Flood Death Toll Climbs

Teams have buried bodies in mass graves outside the city and in nearby towns, Eastern Libya’s health minister, Othman Abduljaleel, said.
By Yousef Mourad, AP

Rain Floods Claim 11,300 Lives After Dams Give Out In Derna, Libya

The Libyan Red Crescent said 10,100 people also remain missing.
By SAMY MAGDY and YOUSEF MURAD, AP

Searchers Race To Recover Bodies In Libyan City Where 5,100 Died In Flooding After 2 Dams Collapsed

"Wherever you go, you find dead men, women, and children,” an aid worker said.
By Samy Magdy and Yousef Murad, AP

Thousands Dead And 10,000 More Reported Missing After Devastating Libyan Floods

Floodwaters broke through dams in the eastern city of Derna, washing away entire neighborhoods. The current death toll was estimated at 2,300.
By Samy Magdy, AP

A Building Fire In Johannesburg Kills At Least 73 People, Many Homeless: Authorities

“Over 20 years in the service, I’ve never come across something like this,” a spokesperson for the city's emergency services said.
By Gerald Imray and Mogomotsi Magome, AP

Nigerian Goalkeeper Notches Epic Game-Saver At The Women's World Cup

Chiamaka Nnadozie spectacularly denied Canadian great Christine Sinclair for underdog Nigeria.
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Police: 16 Dead, Including 3 Children, In Toxic Gas Leak In South Africa

Police in South Africa say at least 16 people, including three children, have died in a gas leak.
By Mogomotsi Magome and Gerald Imray, AP

Watch A Hyena Swim The Backstroke — Because Nature Likes To Mess With Us

The scavenger took time to frolic in a South African watering hole and it was pretty cool.
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