The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has published a report revealing its vision and strategic plan to deal with the ongoing crisis in Libya during the current year 2024.

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The organization’s strategic vision is to work to ensure that irregular migrants, internally displaced persons, and other mobile populations, including those affected by conflict and disasters associated with natural hazards, coexist peacefully with local communities, in an environment that respects human rights, dignity and well-being.

The plan also focuses on improving the resilience of irregular migrants and communities, through life-saving assistance and promoting the sustainable management of irregular migration.

The report stressed the importance of participating in targeted interventions to support displaced people in Libya to reach durable solutions, noting that the weak rule of law and the lack of good governance of illegal migration have made foreigners vulnerable to challenges and concerns related to their protection.

The report pointed to the negative effects of climate change on Libya, where the country ranked 40th globally as the most affected country by disasters and climate change, especially droughts, lack of rainfall, floods, sand, and dust storms.

The conflict has left Libya highly vulnerable to climate variability, affecting agricultural production, livelihoods, food, and economic security for a large proportion of the population and vulnerable groups such as illegal migrants.

The report concluded by emphasizing the importance of taking urgent action to address climate challenges and ensure the stability of the electrical grid, with a focus on sustainable water resources management and sanitation treatment, as well as promoting investment in public infrastructure.

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A total of 311 people have been killed in floods in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan, according to a preliminary toll announced by the Afghan government.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) earlier reported more than 200 people killed in Friday's floods.

The provincial authorities in charge of managing natural disasters in Afghanistan said that monsoon rains caused flash flooding in various areas of the northeastern province of Baghlan.

The floods destroyed several homes in Burka and Nahrain districts, and four districts in the province were severely damaged, as local Afghan authorities try to find the missing and have requested urgent assistance from the central government.
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Authorities in Indonesia have begun relief and search and rescue operations after several areas on the island of Sumatra were hit by flooding and lava flows.

The Indonesian Disaster Management announced the death and loss of dozens of citizens as a result of these disasters, which hit the provinces of Tanah Datar and Agam in the west of the country.

Authorities have reported 41 deaths so far, with 17 people still missing, officials said.
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Floodwaters flowed heavily into the city of Mashhad in Iran’s northeastern Razavi Khorasan province, killing at least 7 people and missing others according to local authorities.

The head of rescue operations in the city, Hamid Reza Kaviani, said that the number of deaths and missing people may rise in the coming hours, pointing to the focus of efforts on Revolution Square as a key point for rescue operations.

Muhsin Dawari, governor of Mashhad, announced the start of operations to transfer residents of surrounding villages to safe areas due to the damage to their homes due to flooding, and collapses have been recorded in a number of rural houses as a result of these disasters.
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Six people were killed in Algeria on Thursday, due to floods caused by heavy rains that fell in several governorates in the west of the country.

According to a statement issued by the Civil Protection Services in Algeria, the competent authorities received calls on Wednesday night reporting the disappearance of people who were swept away by the floods.

The statement stated that the bodies of five people were found in a taxi that was swept away by the waters of Wadi Al-Ghassoul in Al-Bayadh Governorate, west of the country.

In a later statement, the General Directorate of Civil Defense announced the discovery of the body of a 59-year-old person who was swept away by torrential rains in the valley of the Sabdou municipality in Tlemcen Governorate.
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Civil Defense in Niger announced that at least 17 people were killed, and 23 others were injured as a result of floods resulting from heavy rains that struck the country.

The Niger News Agency, citing the Civil Protection Department, said that of the 17 dead, 6 of them died from drowning, while the other 11 died due to collapses caused by rain and floods.

The agency indicated that Maradi District was the most affected, with 13 people dying, while Zinder and Tahoua Districts recorded two deaths each.

Colonel Major Bako Boubacar, information officer in Civil Protection, said that the floods affected 23 departments in 15 provinces in the country, and led to the collapse of 329 homes, causing damage to 434 families.
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Specialized experts have warned of the repercussions of climate change in Tunisia, especially water scarcity and low rainfall rates, and its significant impact on agricultural production and food security.

The Tunisian expert in water policies, resources, and adaptation to climate change, Rawda Al-Qafraj, said that the rain that fell in Tunisia during this year represents 62% of the annual average rainfall, which is an improvement compared to previous years in which rainfall amounted to only 50%.

She pointed out that these rains did not contribute sufficiently to replenishing the dams’ resources, as their revenues reached 639 million cubic meters, equivalent to only 37% of the average revenues.
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The Director General of Civil Protection in Niger, Colonel Boubacar Baku, announced the death of 21 people and the damage of about 6,000 others as a result of the heavy rains and floods that have swept the country since the end of May.

Baku explained in statements on public television that the toll includes eight deaths due to drowning and 13 others as a result of building collapses.

The floods also injured 26 people and killed about 4,000 heads of livestock, and the Maradi region, located in the south of the country, witnessed the largest number of victims, with 14 dead and more than 2,400 affected.

The Nigerian capital, Niamey, with a population of two million and known for suffering from deadly floods in the past, has not been directly affected so far.
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Twenty-seven people have died in Central America due to landslides and floods over the past week, most of them in El Salvador, according to officials.

Salvadoran Environment Minister Fernando Lopez said that the heavy rains were caused by a depression over the Pacific Ocean, in addition to an indirect effect of Tropical Storm “Alberto,” which killed four people in Mexico.

In a television interview, the commander of the Civil Protection Service in El Salvador, Luis Amaya, stated that the death toll in the country had risen to 19, including two girls who were swept away by landslides that swept through their home.

Amaya added that preventive evacuations were carried out in high-risk areas on the foothills and near swollen rivers.
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Weather observatories in a number of Arab countries have warned of a wave of bad weather in the coming period.

In Egypt, the government warned Egyptians in the northern Delta governorates of a wave of bad weather and the possibility of flooding and appealed to citizens to “reduce traffic congestion in the streets, to give local authorities an opportunity to deal with these weather conditions.”

Yesterday, a number of Egyptian governorates witnessed a wave of bad weather and heavy and moderate rain, which affected the movement of cars, and the streets were empty of pedestrians, while the security services lifted the state of emergency on the highways in anticipation of any accidents.
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Thunderbolts resulting from heavy rain struck several governorates in southern and northern Yemen on Saturday evening, killing at least five people and injuring a number of others.

An official in the Al-Dhalea Governorate in the south of the country reported that a severe thunderbolt struck a gathering of young people in a mountainous village, killing two people and seriously wounding two others.

Local sources in the Ebb Governorate in central Yemen confirmed that a thunderbolt struck the Rababa area in the Al-Qafr District, killing two women and wounding seven people.

Local sources and residents in the Bani Saad district of Al Mahwit Governorate in the northwest of the country reported that a severe thunderbolt caused the death of a woman and the death of a number of livestock when it struck a house.
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In recent weeks, northeastern India, especially the state of Assam, has been hit by serious natural disasters as a result of heavy rains.

Floods and landslides caused the death of at least 16 people, and the displacement of more than 300,000 people from their flooded homes.

The Indian Army and Air Force participated in the rescue operations, as a military helicopter was used to rescue 13 fishermen stranded on a small island in the Brahmaputra River, which passes through the state of Assam. India witnessed a significant rise in rain rates this year, which exacerbated the floods.

Landslides in the state of Arunachal Pradesh caused the closure of several roads, while army forces rescued students and teachers from a flooded school.
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Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Benghazi, Fares Fathi, issued a strong warning about the possibility of thunderstorms and floods during the upcoming fall semester.

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Fathi pointed out that these natural phenomena may cause serious damage if they are not addressed immediately and effectively.

The expert stressed the importance of providing monitoring devices for the rise in dam water levels and the necessity of performing their periodic maintenance and explained that this contributes to reducing the risk of floods affecting neighboring areas.

In the context of preparations to confront potential disasters, Fathi called for increasing awareness of the potential dangers of floods and the need to educate residents about the necessary preventive measures.
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