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From Our Own Correspondent: The devastation of Derna

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Two survivors of the deadly storm that hit Libya, walk to their house in Derna, Libya September 21, 2023

23/09/2023 GMT

The devastation of Derna

BBC World Service - From Our Own Correspondent, The devastation of Derna

Libya contemplates the ruin of a city after a wall of water smashed through it

Libya contemplates the ruin of a city after repeated warnings; how Australia's referendum on Indigenous powers may swing; New York's war on lanternflies

Pascale Harter introduces correspondents' dispatches from Libya, Australia and the United States.

After two dams breached following Storm Daniel, a wall of water smashed through the eastern Libyan city of Derna. Now grief and anger are everywhere. Anna Foster reports from the city on survivors' enduring questions - and growing demands.

Australia will vote on the 14th of October on whether or not to enshrine an "Indigenous Voice to Parliament" in its Constitution. At one point the result looked like a foregone conclusion - but the campaign for a 'Yes' vote may not have won over a majority. Nick Bryant analyses how and why public opinion has changed.

And in New York City, Maryam Ahmed reveals how an invasive insect has united the city's often-fractious humans - in a concerted campaign to smash, squash, stomp or stamp it out. Why is the spotted lanternfly seen as such a menace?

Producer: Polly Hope
Editor: China Collins
Programme Co-Ordinator: Gemma Ashman

(Image: Two survivors of the deadly storm that hit Libya, walk to their house in Derna, Libya 21 September, 2023. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra)

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