Role of dams in Libya floods
According to a 2021 report by Libyan state auditors, more than $2.3 million allocated for maintaining the two dams was simply never used.
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According to a 2021 report by Libyan state auditors, more than $2.3 million allocated for maintaining the two dams was simply never used.
The flooding swept away entire families in Derna on Sunday night and exposed vulnerabilities in the oil-rich country that has been mired in conflict since a 2011 uprising that toppled long-ruling dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
Mediterranean storm Daniel caused deadly flooding Sunday in many towns of eastern Libya, but the worst hit was Derna.
How Libya’s chaos left its people vulnerable to deadly flooding
How Libya’s chaos left its people vulnerable to deadly flooding