“The state wasn’t interested,” said an engineer who published a paper on why Derna’s dams, after decades of postponed repairs, might fail under the stress of a powerful storm.
Tag: Levees and Dams
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Libya Floods: What We Know
More than 5,200 people were killed and another 20,000 were displaced after heavy rains caused two dams to break and unleash torrents of water into the coastal city of Derna. Officials are pleading for international aid.
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Thousands Feared Dead in Libya Flooding
In a catastrophe recalling Hurricane Katrina, a heavy storm burst through dams to unleash their waters on the city of Derna, sweeping away entire neighborhoods.
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Thousands Feared Dead in Libya Flooding
The authorities in the country’s east said that two dams unleashed their waters on the city of Derna during a heavy storm this weekend, sweeping entire neighborhoods into the sea.
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Hundreds Feared Dead in Severe Libya Flooding
The waters swept away hundreds of homes as emergency officials scrambled to find survivors of the torrential weekend rains. Officials in one of the hardest hit cities described “catastrophic” devastation.