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Libya's catastrophic floods

Amanpour

CNN

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Devastating natural disasters and human tragedy are bedeviling North Africa. In Libya, there are harrowing stories of bodies filling the streets after massive floods caused by a torrential downpour that smashed through two dams. More than 6,000 are presumed dead, at least 10,000 are missing and 30,000 have been displaced. These are huge numbers in a failing state, which urgently needs help. Correspondent Ben Wedeman has the details.  Also on today's show: New York State Senator Jessica Ramos and Christine Quinn, CEO of "Women in Need" (WIN), New York City's largest shelter; author Simon Schama; Dr. Daniela J. Lamas  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The Oh, You're going to be.

0:23.0

You're going to. You're going to So, Oh, Hello everyone and welcome to Amampur. Here's what's coming up.

1:07.0

Utter devastation in Libya. Streets are washed with the dead and thousands missing in the floods.

1:15.0

Just days after a catastrophic earthquake in nearby Morocco,

1:18.0

will Libya get the help it desperately needs now?

1:22.0

Plus, this issue will destroy New York City.

1:27.0

New York's migrant crisis, we look at tackling this multi-billion dollar humanitarian calamity.

1:33.0

Then, pandemics, vaccines and the health of nations.

1:38.0

With a new strain of COVID surging,

1:40.0

I discuss lessons learned with historian Simon Sharma and

1:44.6

there's a real hesitation fear to discuss this

1:48.8

particularly for people who are not you know in the final days of life.

1:53.0

Changing the conversation on hospice care.

1:56.0

Dr. Daniela Lamas tells Michelle Martin

1:59.0

why former President Jimmy Carter's choice of health care

2:02.0

is a fitting final gift. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Man-Manc poor in New York and we begin with the devastating natural disasters and human tragedy

2:27.4

bedeviling North Africa in Libya, harrowing stories of bodies piling and filling up the streets after massive floods

2:35.4

when a torrential downpour smashed through two dams, washing away homes and

2:40.0

everything in the waters way.

2:42.2

As that country starts to count the cost, more than

2:44.6

6,000 to presume dead and at last reports some 10,000 missing. Another 30,000

2:51.2

have been displaced.

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