Up First briefing: Biden impeachment inquiry; Libya flood; ineffective decongestantsGood morning. Today's top storiesHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden yesterday. McCarthy said Biden "used his official office to coordinate with Hunter Biden's business partners about Hunter's role in Burisma, the Ukrainian energy company." How he navigates the impeachment inquiry and potential government shutdown will dominate the Capitol in the following weeks. He tells NPR's Ruth Sherlock that the scale of the disaster is "epic" and unlike anything Libya has seen in modern history.

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As of Tuesday evening, half of the more than 1,500 recovered corpses had been buried, as per the health minister for eastern Libya. The catastrophe struck Derna and other parts of eastern Libya on Sunday night. Videos shared by residents online depicted extensive areas of mud and wreckage where neighborhoods on both riverbanks had been swept away. Multi-story apartment buildings previously set back from the river saw their facades torn off, and concrete floors crumbled. Humanitarian aid and rescue teams from Egypt, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates also arrived in Benghazi, and several other countries pledged assistance.

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Three Libyan Red Crescent volunteers died as they attempted to assist people in the path of the torrents unleashed by the downpours and subsequent collapse of two dams that swept away entire neighbourhoods. Communication lines and power networks are down in Derna and elsewhere, and pictures shared by the Libyan Red Crescent show submerged cars, collapsed buildings, and tsunami-like floodwater smashing through urban areas. Red Crescent teams and volunteers were the first on the ground, evacuating people and providing first aid and search and rescue. Storm Daniel has added “another layer of complexity to compounded crises” in Libya, the IFRC adds. (Photo: Libyan Red Crescent via IFRC)

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The death toll in Libya has surpassed 5,300 people after a storm caused dams in a coastal city to break, leaving thousands more injured. Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria also experienced flooding, according to the World Meteorological Organization. At least 30,000 people have been displaced by the flood, the United Nation's International Organization for Migration in Libya said on X. Tamer Ramadan, head of the federation, requested countries to consider Libya when sending out relief in a post on X. Islamic Relief, a faith-inspired relief and development agency headquartered in the United Kingdom, is in Libya donating items for rescue and recovery efforts.

Experts suggest three key factors — extreme weather, vulnerable geography, and crumbling infrastructure — coalesced into one catastrophe, causing the most devastating floods to have hit North Africa in almost a century. Extreme WeatherThe flooding has occurred in Libya’s eastern region, which witnessed extreme rainfall from Sept 10 to 11. AdvertisementA man sits on a damaged car, after a powerful storm and heavy rainfall hit Libya, in Derna, Libya September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori REFILE – QUALITY REPEAT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY A man sits on a damaged car, after a powerful storm and heavy rainfall hit Libya, in Derna, Libya September 12, 2023. Vulnerable geographyThe floods seem to have caused the most destruction in Derna — a coastal city with an estimated 100,000 inhabitants.

“Entire families were lost.”Mediterranean storm Daniel caused deadly flooding Sunday in many towns of eastern Libya, but the worst-hit was Derna. Collapsed bridges over the river split the city center, further hampering movement. Ossama Ali, a spokesman for an ambulance center in eastern Libya, said at least 5,100 deaths were recorded in Derna, along with around 100 others elsewhere in eastern Libya. A spokesman for the eastern Libyan interior ministry put the death tally in Derna at more than 5,300, according to the state-run news agency. The storm hit other areas in eastern Libya, including the towns of Bayda, Susa and Marj.

Relatives of those still missing told CNN they are terrified. Here’s what we know so far:Where did the flood hit? Morgues are stacked to capacity and dead bodies have been left on the sidewalks outside, Osama Aly, spokesperson for the Emergency and Ambulance Service in Libya, told CNN Tuesday. Analysts have said that climate forecasts gave warnings days before the storm hit Libya, but that authorities in the east did not act quickly enough. Tamer Ramadan, head of international Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Libya, told CNN Tuesday that the issue of rival governments in Libya doesn’t affect their operations.

Thousands of people were killed and at least 10,000 were missing in Libya in floods caused by a huge Mediterranean storm that burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much as a quarter of the eastern coastal city of Derna. A senior medic in Derna told Reuters that more than 2,000 people were dead, while eastern Libya officials cited by local television were estimating a toll above 5,000. As more bodies were brought to the hospital people looked at them, trying to identify missing family members. At Tripoli airport in northwest Libya, a woman wailed as she received a call saying most of her family were dead or missing. Pope Francis was among world leaders who said they were deeply saddened by the deaths and destruction in Libya.

Thousands dead, many more missing after Storm Daniel causes flash flooding in LibyaLast updated: 13/09/23In response to the catastrophic flooding in Libya we’ve launched an emergency appeal to support the people affected. On Sunday 10 September, Storm Daniel hit north-eastern Libya, causing strong winds and sudden heavy rainfall. Some of the worst affected areas are the eastern cities of Benghazi, Sousse, Derna and Al-Marj. The best way to help us reach people affected by the flooding in Libya is by donating to our appeal, which supports local teams on the ground. Help those affected by donating to the Libya Floods Appeal.

Four major oil ports in Libya have reopened after shutting down on Saturday following a powerful storm that swept the country, killing thousands, port agent Al Omran International Maritime Agencies said on Wednesday. The eastern ports of Brega, Es Sidra and Ras Lanuf opened on Tuesday and the port of Zueitina opened on Wednesday morning, Al Omran said. The closure of the ports will lead to some disruption to exports, but they are “likely” to recover once the ports reopen, Giovanni Staunovo, strategist at UBS, told The National on Tuesday. Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, prime minister of Libya's Tripoli-based government, said on Tuesday that the floods were an unprecedented catastrophe. The floods since Saturday destroyed cars and left Derna's streets covered in rubble, mud and debris.

Libya Flood: Massive devastation in many cities including Derna, more than 5000 people diedZee Business Video Team | Updated: September 13, 2023 17:51 pmHeavy devastation due to storm in Libya, massive devastation in many cities including Derna, more than 5000 people died, more than 10,000 people missing.