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At least 5,300 people have been killed in the devastating floods in Libya's coastal city of Derna, according to the interior ministry. 

Libya: at least 5,300 dead, thousands missing after devastating floods

At least 5,300 people have been killed in the devastating floods in Libya's coastal city of Derna, according to the interior ministry.&nbsp;

Two days after Libya&rsquo;s Derna was devastated by severe floods and a <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/libya-flash-floods-2-000-feared-dead-after-two-dams-collapse-1694499594673">double dam collapse</a>, the death toll has increased to 5,300, according to the interior ministry. Over 1,500 bodies have been pulled from the half-submerged wreckage in the coastal city.
With over 10,000 still missing in the flood-ravaged country, more than 40,000 have also been displaced. A Libyan diplomat compared the situation to earthquake-hit Morocco.
Help was slow to reach the city of Derna, which was considered inaccessible for nearly a day after the floods. The water from the collapsed dams washed away entire neighbourhoods and caused major infrastructural damage.
Outside help was only just starting to reach Derna on Tuesday, more than 36 hours after the disaster struck. The floods damaged or destroyed many access roads to the coastal city of some 89,000.
Videos of the flood&rsquo;s aftermath showed cars piled up on each other, half-collapsed buildings and submerged trees.
East Libyan health minister Othman Abduljaleel said many bodies may still be under the rubble or had been washed out into the Mediterranean Sea, news agency AP reported.
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&ldquo;We were stunned by the amount of destruction ... the tragedy is very significant and beyond the capacity of Derna and the government,&rdquo; he told the agency.

Libya floods: how internal strife left people vulnerable to its worst natural disaster

Libya floods: How internal strife left people vulnerable to its worst natural disaster

A storm that has killed thousands of people and left thousands more missing in Libya is the latest blow to a country that has been gutted by years of chaos and division.
The floods are the most fatal environmental disaster in the country's modern history. Years of war and lack of a central government have left it with crumbling infrastructure that was vulnerable to the intense rains.
Libya is currently the only country yet to develop a climate strategy, according to the United Nations.
The North African country has been divided between rival administrations and beset by militia conflict since the NATO-backed Arab Spring uprising toppled autocratic ruler Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.
The city of Derna in the country's east saw the most destruction, as large swaths of riverside buildings vanished and washed away after two dams burst.
Videos of the aftermath show water gushing through the port city's remaining tower blocks and overturned cars, and later, bodies lined up on sidewalks covered with blankets, collected for burial. Residents say the only indication of danger was the loud sound of the dams cracking, with no warning system or evacuation plan.
Here's a look at why the storm was so destructive and what obstacles stand in the way of getting aid to those who need it most.&nbsp;
 TWO GOVERNMENTS, TWO PRIME MINISTERS
Since 2014, Libya has been split between two rival governments, each backed by international patrons and numerous armed militias on the ground.
In Tripoli, Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah heads Libya's internationally recognised government. In Benghazi, the rival prime minister, Ossama Hamad, heads the eastern administration, which is backed by powerful military commander Khalifa Hiftar.
Both governments and the eastern commander have separately pledged to help the rescue efforts in the flood-affected areas, but they have no record of successful cooperation.
Rival parliaments have for years failed to unify despite international pressure, including planned elections in 2021 that were never held.
As recent as 2020, the two sides were in an all-out war. Hifter's forces besieged Tripoli in a year-long failed military campaign to try to capture the capital, killing thousands. Then in 2022, former eastern leader Fathi Basagah tried to seat his government in Tripoli before clashes between rival militias forced him to withdraw.
The support of regional and world powers has further entrenched the divisions. Hifter's forces are backed by Egypt, Russia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, while the West Libya administration is backed by Turkiye, Qatar and Italy.
The UAE, Egypt and Turkiye are all helping rescue efforts on the ground. But as of Tuesday, rescue operations were struggling to reach Derna.
Claudia Gazzini, a senior Libya analyst at International Crisis Group, says the problem is partially logistical with many of the roads entering the port city having been severed by the storm. But political strife also plays a role.
&ldquo;International efforts to send rescue teams have to go through the Tripoli-based government,&rdquo; said Gazzini. That means permissions to allow aid inside the most affected areas have to be approved by rival authorities.
She was sceptical that the Benghazi government could manage the problem alone, she said.
GROWING UNREST AND DISCONTENT 
The flooding follows a long line of problems born from the country's lawlessness.
Last month, protests broke out across Libya after news broke of a secret meeting between the Libyan and Israeli foreign ministers. The demonstrations turned into a movement calling for Debibah to resign.
Earlier in August, sporadic fighting broke out between two rival militia forces in the capital, killing at least 45 people, a reminder of the influence rogue armed groups wield across Libya.
Libya has become a major transit point for Middle Eastern and African migrants fleeing conflict and poverty to seek a better life in Europe. Militias and human traffickers have benefited from the instability in Libya, smuggling migrants across borders from six nations, including Egypt, Algeria and Sudan.
Meanwhile, Libya's rich oil reserves have done little to help its population. The production of crude oil, Libya's most valued export, has at times slowed to a trickle due to blockades and security threats to companies. Allocation of oil revenues has become a key point of disagreement.
TALE OF A NEGLECTED CITY 
Much of Derna was constructed when Libya was under Italian occupation in the first half of the 20th century. It became famous for its scenic white beachfront houses and palm gardens.
But in the aftermath of Gaddafi's ouster in 2011, it disintegrated into a hub for Islamist extremist groups, was bombarded by Egyptian airstrikes and later besieged by forces loyal to Hiftar. The city was taken by Hiftar's forces in 2019.
Like other cities in the east of the country, it has not seen much rebuilding or investment since the revolution. Most of its modern infrastructure was constructed during the Gaddafi era, including the toppled Wadi Derna dam, built by a Yugoslav company in the mid-1970s.
According to Jalel Harchaoui, an associate fellow specializing in Libya at the London-based Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, Hiftar views the city and its population with suspicion and has been reluctant to allow it too much independence. Last year, for instance, a massive reconstruction plan for the city was led by outsiders from Benghazi and elsewhere, not natives of Derna.
&ldquo;Tragically, this mistrust might prove calamitous during the upcoming post-disaster period,&rdquo; Harchaoui said.

As many as 2,000 people are feared dead in Libya after severe flash floods ripped through coastal cities.

Libya flash floods: 2,000 feared dead after two dams collapse

As many as 2,000 people are feared dead in Libya after severe flash floods ripped through coastal cities.

Two dams collapsed in Libya after extreme floods, reportedly killing as many as 2,000 people in the North African country. The coastal city of Derna was hit the hardest, with entire colonies being swept away. The city has now been left inaccessible and declared a disaster zone.
The Libyan National Army spokesperson said the water had swept &ldquo;whole neighbourhoods with their residents into the sea.&rdquo; Over 5,000 people are currently missing.
The confirmed death toll from the weekend flooding stood at 61 as of late Monday, according to health authorities. However, the tally did not include Derna due to inaccessibility.
Libya remains divided between two rival administrations, one in the east and one in the west, each backed by militias and foreign governments.
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Since a 2011 uprising that toppled and later killed long-time ruler Moammar Gadhafi, Libya has lacked a central government and the resulting lawlessness has meant dwindling investment in the country&rsquo;s roads and public services and also minimal regulation of private building.
(With AP inputs)

Protests broke out in Libya after the country's foreign minister met with her counterpart from Israel, a country that shares strained relations with Tripoli.

Pro-Palestinian Libyans protest against informal meet with Israel diplomat

Protests broke out in Libya after the country's foreign minister met with her counterpart from Israel, a country that shares strained relations with Tripoli.

Protests broke out in <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/israel-parliament-clears-key-judicial-overhaul-law-amid-continues-protest-1690214457172">Libya</a> after the country&rsquo;s foreign minister Najla al-Mangoush informally met with her Israeli counterpart.
Protesters were seen burning rubber tyres, blocking roads and rallying the street with Palestinian flags.
The Libyan PM has suspended Mangoush and advised a probe against her, criticising the diplomatic encounter in Rome. Meanwhile, the Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen welcomed the unplanned meeting.
&ldquo;I spoke with the foreign minister about the great potential for relations between the two countries,&rdquo; Cohen said in a statement. He said the meeting was hosted by Italy&rsquo;s foreign minister in Rome, news agency AP reported.
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A Libyan government official said normalization of relations between the countries was first discussed in a meeting between the Tripoli-based prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, and CIA Director William Burns, who visited the Libyan capital in January.
(With AP inputs)

Although all the stranded youths were rescued On June 13, they were kept in custody as they had entered the country illegally. 

17 Indian youths held captive by armed group in Libya brought back

Although all the stranded youths were rescued On June 13, they were kept in custody as they had entered the country illegally.&nbsp;

Seventeen Indian nationals, who were held captive by an armed group in Libya, have been rescued and brought back to India following sustained efforts by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
The Indian nationals, hailing from Punjab and Haryana, reached Delhi on Sunday evening, they said.
The Indian embassy in Tunis played a key role in evacuation of the Indians, the people said.
The case was brought to the attention of the Indian embassy in Tunis on May 26 by the family members of the stranded Indian nationals. &nbsp;The Indians were being held captive by an armed group in Zwara City in Libya after they were trafficked to that country, the people cited above said.
The Indian embassy in Tunis regularly pursued the matter with Libyan authorities throughout May and June, as well as through informal channels, they said.
On June 13, Libyan authorities were able to rescue the Indian nationals, but kept them in their custody, given that they had illegally entered the country, the people said.
Following high-level intervention by our ambassador in Tunis and senior MEA officials from New Delhi, Libyan authorities agreed to release them, they said.
During their stay in Libya, the Indian embassy looked after the needs of the Indians, including providing essential food items, medicines and clothes. &nbsp;Since they did not have passports, emergency certificates were issued for their travel to India, the people said.
Tickets for return to India were also provided and paid for by the Indian embassy, they added.

A military drone, capable of firing weapons and targeting enemies using artificial intelligence, and without specific commands, is in high demand. This is what the general manager of Turkish defence equipment company STM claimed recently.
STM's Ozgur Guleruz claimed that at least 20 countries are interested in buying the KARGU Rotary Wing Strike UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). The KARGU drones have reportedly been in service with the Turkish military since 2018, but gained fame in defence circles after an incident in 2020.
The drone had been deployed in Libya in 2020, when it reportedly attacked a soldier without any command from its operator. The KARGU drone attacked the soldier from Khalifa Haftar's forces without any command as it was in a "highly efficient autonomous mode" which implies artificial intelligence, as per a bulgarianmilitary.com report, quoting a UN document.
This was widely described as the first case of a drone attacking a human fully autonomously.
The KARGU drone is a small, portable, rotary-wing kamikaze drone, with two control modes: autonomous and manual. It is programmed with artificial intelligence with integrated machine learning algorithm.
The drone has a 5 km operational range, and can be used for both day and night operations, for tracking moving targets, and navigation, among others. The KARGU offers different ammunition options, in-flight mission abortion, and also emergency self-destruction, as per bulgarianmilitary.com.

This military drone with AI attacks enemies without operator's command; in high demand, says Turkey's STM | KARGU

This military drone with AI attacks enemies without operator's command; in high demand, says Turkey's STM


The KARGU drone, made by Turkey's STM, had been deployed in Libya in 2020, when it reportedly attacked a soldier without any command from its operator.

A military drone, capable of firing weapons and targeting enemies using artificial intelligence, and without specific commands, is in high demand. This is what the general manager of Turkish defence equipment company STM claimed recently.
STM's Ozgur Guleruz claimed that at least 20 countries are interested in buying the KARGU Rotary Wing Strike UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). The KARGU drones have reportedly been in service with the Turkish military since 2018, but gained fame in defence circles after an incident in 2020.
The drone had been deployed in Libya in 2020, when it reportedly attacked a soldier without any command from its operator. The KARGU drone attacked the soldier from Khalifa Haftar's forces without any command as it was in a "highly efficient autonomous mode" which implies artificial intelligence, as per a bulgarianmilitary.com report, quoting a UN document.
This was widely described as the first case of a drone attacking a human fully autonomously.
The KARGU drone is a small, portable, rotary-wing kamikaze drone, with two control modes: autonomous and manual. It is programmed with artificial intelligence with integrated machine learning algorithm.
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The drone has a 5 km operational range, and can be used for both day and night operations, for tracking moving targets, and navigation, among others. The KARGU offers different ammunition options, in-flight mission abortion, and also emergency self-destruction, as per bulgarianmilitary.com.

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