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"A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Morocco on Sept. 8, 2023, causing
widespread damage in mountain villages. Three days later, an unusually severe
Mediterranean storm caused two poorly maintained Libyan dams to collapse,
resulting in massive floods in and around the port city of Derna.
By Sept. 19, more than 3,000 people had died in Morocco, according to the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. And the World
Health Organization was saying that nearly 4,000 people had died in Libya, with
another 10,000 missing – casualties that are unprecedented for a flood in
Africa. More than 46,000 Libyans have become displaced, according to the
International Organization for Migration.
The Conversation asked William Lawrence, a professor of political science and
international affairs who has served as a senior diplomat at the U.S. embassies
in Morocco and Libya, to explain why responding to these disasters has been
especially hard."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
