{"alias":"newsItem","byline":"","standfirst":"","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp style=\u0022mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; background: white;\u0022 class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022mso-fareast-font-family: \u0027Times New Roman\u0027; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #404040; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\u0022\u003EMany of you will have seen coverage of the devastating floods in eastern Libya. The floods were triggered by Storm Daniel making landfall on Sunday causing the collapse of two dams in the port city of Derna. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp style=\u0022mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; background: white;\u0022 class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022mso-fareast-font-family: \u0027Times New Roman\u0027; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #404040; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\u0022\u003EWe extend our sympathies and solidarity with all those affected, including our fellow Scouts from the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides of Libya, the country\u2019s National Scout Organisation.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp style=\u0022mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\u0022 class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022mso-fareast-font-family: \u0027Times New Roman\u0027; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #404040; background: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\u0022\u003EOver 10,000 people are reported missing, with over 2,300 feared dead, making it one of the region\u2019s biggest disasters in recent times. Hundreds of homes are destroyed and up to 30,000 people are reported to be displaced, requiring urgent food, shelter and medical attention.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Plain","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp style=\u0022mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; background: white;\u0022 class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022mso-fareast-font-family: \u0027Times New Roman\u0027; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #404040; background: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\u0022\u003EIf you would like to donate to support people in Libya, the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and the World Scout Foundation (WSF) have launched a \u003Ca href=\u0022https://donate.scout.org/o/scouts-for-morocco\u0022\u003Eglobal appeal\u003C/a\u003E for funds to support relief efforts by Scouts in Morocco and Libya.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp style=\u0022mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; 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