Annie Slemrod

Sep 15, 2023 | allafrica.com | Annie Slemrod

London/Benghazi, Libya — 'Everyone is still in shock. We still haven't had time to process our emotions.'People are looking for help wherever they can find it as they struggle to even comprehend the scale of the catastrophic floods that have torn through eastern Libya, says a doctor dealing with the crisis. Entire neighbourhoods in the northeastern city of Derna were destroyed or washed away when two dams broke after a storm hit on 10 September.

Sep 15, 2023 | thenewhumanitarian.org | Annie Slemrod

Republish this articlePeople are looking for help wherever they can find it as they struggle to even comprehend the scale of the catastrophic floods that have torn through eastern Libya, says a doctor dealing with the crisis. Entire neighbourhoods in the northeastern city of Derna were destroyed or washed away when two dams broke after a storm hit on 10 September. Tens of thousands of people have left the area to seek help and shelter elsewhere.

Sep 13, 2023 | thenewhumanitarian.org | Annie Slemrod

Republish this articleThe extent of the death and destruction from two weekend disasters in north Africa remains to be seen, especially as reports from the ground are still limited, but here’s what we know so far. As search and rescue efforts wind down after an earthquake in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, estimates of the numbers killed by flooding in eastern Libya continue to rise sharply. Nearly 3,000 people have been killed by the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Morocco on 8 September.

Aug 16, 2023 | thenewhumanitarian.org | Annie Slemrod

After increasingly dire warnings that Yemen is on the verge of (or in the midst of) famine, the Saudi Arabian-led coalition has announced it will reopen on Thursday a key port and airport for “humanitarian and relief efforts”, ending a partial blockade lasting more than two weeks. Hodeidah port and Sana’a airport were shut down after Houthi rebels fired a missile at Riyadh earlier this month, and the coalition responded by closing all routes into Yemen, saying it was to prevent weapons smuggling.

Jul 11, 2023 | thenewhumanitarian.org | Annie Slemrod