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The Derna dam collapses were the catastrophic failures of two dams in Derna, Libya, on the night of 10–11 September 2023, in the aftermath of Storm Daniel. The dam collapses released an estimated 30 million cubic meters (39 million cubic yards) of water, [5] [6] causing flooding downstream as the Wadi Derna overflowed its banks.
Emergency teams are working to find survivors and retrieve bodies after a massive flood hit Libya’s northeast three days ago, killing at least 11,000 people and leaving 10,000 missing.
Storm Daniel, also known as Cyclone Daniel, was the deadliest Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone in recorded history, as well as one of the costliest tropical cyclones on record outside of the north Atlantic Ocean. Forming as a low-pressure system around 4 September 2023, the storm affected Greece, Bulgaria, and Turkey with extensive flooding.
The city, decimated by flash floods that tore through homes and streets earlier this week, was eerily quiet. ‘Utter destruction:’ Derna left like a war zone by Libya’s catastrophic flooding ...
Libya suffered massive destruction this week, as entire neighborhoods were swept away or submerged in floods that are feared to have killed thousands in the country's east.
Over 30,000 individuals have been displaced in Derna after havoc unleashed by Storm Daniel
International rescue teams in Libya are calling for more help to retrieve the bodies of victims killed in devastating floods that swept through the eastern city of Derna, killing thousands.
25 April – April 2023 Libya migrant boat disasters. 11 July – Faraj Bumatari, a former finance minister, is reportedly kidnapped by the militia RADA after arriving at Mitiga airport. [5] 13 July – Production at Libya's El Feel, El Sharara and Plant 108 oilfields is down in a protest against the abduction of a former finance minister ...