By Ahmed Elumami DERNA, Libya (Reuters) – Survivors of Libya’s deadly flood described a sound like an explosion when a dam burst, a torrent rapidly rising to upper storeys of buildings and escapes across rooftops or treading water for hours in rooms flooded almost to the ceiling. At the entrance to Derna, in eastern Libya, …
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By Lefteris Papadimas and Nina Chestney ATHENS/LONDON (Reuters) – Storm Daniel, which wrought devastation across the Mediterranean in the past week, killed 15 people in central Greece where it dumped more rain than previously recorded before sweeping across to Libya where over 2,500 died in a huge flood. As the storm moved along the North …
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GENEVA (Reuters) -Ethnically motivated attacks perpetrated by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militia have killed hundreds in the West Darfur region, the United Nations human rights chief said on Tuesday. Bloodshed, violence and displacement have escalated since fighting between the Sudanese army and RSF erupted in April, driving the country to the …
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By Alexander Cornwell TINMEL, Morocco (Reuters) – Said Hartattouch was at work in Marrakech when the 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck. The moment the earth began to shake, he rushed to his family’s village more than 100 km (60 miles) away in the High Atlas Mountains, anxious to get to his mother and two sisters. When …
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By Ayman Werfali BENGHAZI (Reuters) -Authorities in eastern Libya said at least 2,000 people were killed and thousands more were missing after a massive flood ripped through the city of Derna following a heavy storm and rain. Ahmed Mismari, the spokesperson for the Libyan National Army (LNA) that controls eastern Libya, said in a televised …
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By Ngouda Dione DAKAR (Reuters) – At least two people were killed by gunfire during a police crackdown on a protest over mining jobs in southeastern Senegal on Monday, local Mayor Mahamady Sissoko said. Police in the town of Khossanto used force against protesters who were voicing opposition to changes to local rules over the …
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By Alexander Cornwell and Jihed Abidellaoui TALAT N’YAAQOUB, Morocco (Reuters) – About to return to school, seven-year-old Suleiman Aytnasr had been carried to his bedroom to ensure a good night’s rest after he had fallen asleep in the living room. As he slept, a powerful earthquake brought down the ceiling. The boy’s father, Brahim, 41, …
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By Alexander Cornwell and Ahmed Eljechtimi TALAT N’YAAQOUB, Morocco (Reuters) -Villagers wept for lost relatives in the rubble of their homes on Monday as the death toll from Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades rose to more than 2,800 and rescuers raced against time to find survivors. Search teams from Spain, Britain and …
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PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister on Monday said it was up to Morocco whether to seek French aid in dealing with its deadliest earthquake in more than six decades and said France was ready to help if asked. Paris and Rabat have had a difficult relationship in recent years notably over the issue of …
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DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – One of Tanzania’s main opposition leaders and former presidential candidate Tundu Lissu was released on bail early on Monday, hours after he was detained by police for allegedly holding an illegal gathering. Lissu has been holding political rallies across the country since returning from exile in January, where he has …
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