An aid worker on the ground in Libya reflects on the devastating flooding
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the International Rescue Committee's Bashir Ben Amer about the crisis in Derna, Libya, after catastrophic flooding there.
Africa
Morocco's hardest-hit earthquake victims are high up in the Atlas mountains
Relief organizations face mammoth obstacles in getting help to the people and villages in Morocco's mountains that were damaged by the earthquake.
Humanitarian needs remain high following devastating floods in Libya
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Talal Burnaz, the acting country director for International Medical Corps in Libya, about the immense humanitarian needs after massive flooding.
Despite disorganized earthquake response, Moroccan survivors voice support for king
In addition to the physical obstacles in getting help to survivors of Morocco's earthquake, there are also problems with government dysfunction.
Morocco's Amazigh, the indigenous people of North Africa, hit hard deadly quake
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Brahim el Guabli, associate professor of Arabic Studies at Williams College, about the earthquake's impacts on rural indigenous communities in Morocco.
The scale of devastation in eastern Libya mounts after devastating floods
Local officials say the death toll from the massive flooding in Libya has climbed over 11,000 as shocked residents assess where entire neighborhoods were washed away.
Last month's coup in Gabon ended a family's half century hold on power
A look inside at life in the Central African nation of Gabon, after the fall of a political dynasty that had ruled the country for over half a century.
Morning news brief
The UAW launches a historic strike against the Big 3 automakers. Florida's health department touts its own COVID booster recommendations. The death toll soars to 11,300 from flooding in Libya.
Death toll soars to 11,300 from flooding in Libyan coastal city of Derna
Another 10,100 are reported missing from flooding caused by Mediterranean storm Daniel, the Libyan Red Crescent says.
A psychiatrist's view from Libya as the storm death toll reaches 5,000
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Huda Akram, who is based in Benghazi, about the devastating storm that collapsed two dams and killed at least 5,000 people in Libya.