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The Libyan city of Derna experiences catastrophic floods after Storm Daniel causes two dams to collapse, killing over 11,300 people.
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Derna, Libya
Port city in Derna District, Libya
Derna is a port city in eastern Libya. With a population of around 90,000, Derna was once the seat of one of the wealthiest provinces among the Barbary States. The city is now the administrative capital of Derna District, which covers a much smaller area than the old province.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Storm Daniel
2023 storm in the Mediterranean Sea
Storm Daniel, also known as Cyclone Daniel, was a catastrophic tropical cyclone that became the deadliest Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone in recorded history, as well as the second-costliest tropical cyclone on record outside of the North Atlantic Basin. Forming as a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Derna dam collapses
Failure of two dams in Libya
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 collapse of the Derna Dam and the Abu Mansour Dam released an estimated 30 million cubic meters of water, causing…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
September 11
Day of the year
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