Libya floods: fears that 20,000 have died - BBC News

Libya floods: fears that 20,000 have died – BBC News

There are fears that as many as 20,000 people may have died in the flooding that’s devastated northern Libya after dams burst during storms. The coastal city of Derna suffered the worst of the disaster. There have been desperate calls…

41 migrants drown after boat sinks off Italy - BBC News

41 migrants drown after boat sinks off Italy – BBC News

41 migrants have died after their boat sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa. Four people who survived the disaster told rescuers that they were on a boat that had set off from Sfax in Tunisia and sank on its…

Carnage in wake of Typhoon Rai with thousands homeless in Philippines - BBC News

Carnage in wake of Typhoon Rai with thousands homeless in Philippines – BBC News

It’s nearly a week since the Philippines were struck by a typhoon, the strongest this year. At least 375 people lost their lives and hundreds of thousands have been left without shelter. The Red Cross says there is “carnage” in…

Migrant crisis: one family’s desperate efforts to reach the EU from eastern Europe - BBC News

Migrant crisis: one family’s desperate efforts to reach the EU from eastern Europe – BBC News

Across Eastern Europe, from Belarus to the Balkans, people fleeing conflict and poverty are trying to reach the European Union. One popular route into the EU is through Bosnia and Herzegovina, into Croatia. According to the United Nations, since 2018…