Libya dam collapse: engineering expert raises questions about management

September 19, 2023 admin

Rescuers and relatives of victims set up tents in front of collapsed buildings in Derna, Libya, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Some 11,300 people died when two dams collapsed during Mediterranean storm Daniel last week sending a wall of water gushing through the city, according to the Red Crescent aid group. A further 10,000 people are…

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Libya’s deadly floods: what we know

September 15, 2023 admin

Flash flooding in east Libya caused by Storm Daniel tore through the coastal city of Derna, leaving nearly 4,000 people dead, 10,000 missing and entire neighbourhoods in ruins. This is what we know so far about the extreme weather event that hit war-torn Libya. Dams burst On Sunday afternoon, Storm Daniel made landfall on Libya’s…

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