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Communication outage hits flood-stricken city in Libya, further complicating search efforts
CAIRO (AP) — A day-long communication outage in a flood-stricken city in eastern Libya further complicated the work of teams searching for bodies under the rubble and at sea Wednesday. The country’s chief prosecutor, meanwhile, vowed to take “serious measures” to deliver...
Left behind and grieving, survivors of Libya floods call for accountability
DERNA, Libya (AP) — Abdel-Hamid al-Hassadi survived the devastating flooding in eastern Libya but he lost some 90 people from his extended family. The 23-year-old law graduate rushed upstairs along with his mother and his elder brother, as heavy rains lashed the city of Derna on...
Climate change made storm that devastated Libya far more likely and intense, scientists say
The devastating storm that dumped torrential rains along the Libyan coast this month was up to 50 times more likely to occur and 50% more intense because of human-caused climate change, according to an analysis released Tuesday. Before crossing the Mediterranean, the storm raged for...
Hurricane Nigel poses no immediate threat to land as it swirls through Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) — A rapidly intensifying storm in the Atlantic has developed into a hurricane. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday Nigel is a fast-spaced storm that is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane. It poses no immediate threat to land. At 11 a.m. EDT,...
Libya was mired in chaos and corruption. For years, warnings the Derna dams may burst went unheeded
CAIRO (AP) — The warnings were clear but went unheeded. Experts had long said that floods posed a significant danger to two dams meant to protect nearly 90,000 people in the northeast of Libya. They repeatedly called for immediate maintenance to the two structures, located just...
Landslide in northwest Congo kills at least 17 people after torrential rain
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Torrential rain in northwestern Congo caused a landslide that killed at least 17 people overnight, authorities said Sunday, warning the toll could rise as rescuers sift through rubble beneath collapsed homes. The disaster took place along the Congo River in...
Atlantic storm Lee delivers high winds and rain before forecasters call off all warnings
BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Atlantic storm Lee — which made landfall at near-hurricane strength, bringing destructive winds and torrential rains to New England and Maritime Canada — kept weakening Sunday after officials withdrew warnings and predicted the storm would disappear early this week. ...
Thousands without power and 1 dead after Atlantic storm Lee pummels New England and Maritime Canada
BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Atlantic storm Lee pummeled a large swath of New England and Maritime Canada with destructive winds, rough surf and torrential rains that toppled trees, flooded roadways and cut power to tens of thousands on Saturday. One person was killed in Maine when a tree limb fell...
Small plane crashes in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, killing all 14 people on board
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A small passenger plane crashed in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest Saturday, killing all 14 people on board, Amazonas state Gov. Wilson Lima announced. “I deeply regret the death of the 12 passengers and two crew members who were victims of the plane crash in...
Climate change could bring more monster storms like Hurricane Lee to New England
BOSTON (AP) — When it comes to hurricanes, New England can't compete with Florida or the Caribbean. But scientists said Friday the arrival of storms like Hurricane Lee this weekend could become more common in the region as the planet warms, including in places such as the Gulf of...
