Water engineering experts have told the BBC it is likely a dam around 12km (eight ... Are you in Derna, Libya? Are you affected by the flooding? Get in touch by emailing [email protected].

concluding that the damage was significant and a third dam should be built to protect the city from flash flooding. In 2007, Muammar Gaddafi, then ruler of Libya, hired Turkish contractor Arsel ...

"The dam that collapsed hasn't been maintained ... t stop there - countries that would like to send support to Libya following the flooding have had issues negotiating with the two administrations.

[AFP] Twelve people were convicted on Sunday in Libya's eastern city of Derna over their role in "managing dam facilities" during last year's deadly floods, the general prosecutor's office said in ...

CAIRO--Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods in multiple coastal towns in the east of the North African nation.

Flooding often happens in Libya during rainy season ... leading to the collapse of the dam,” he said, adding that human-induced rises in water surface temperatures likely added to the storm ...

On September 10, Storm Daniel made landfall in eastern Libya, triggering torrential rain in the hills above Derna. Abu Mansur dam, 13 kilometres ... protect Derna from floods", according to ...

which was divided by the dam collapse following recent flooding caused by Mediterranean storm Daniel in Derna, Libya, on Monday. The Associated Press The opposing governments have both deployed ...

Libya — The death toll in Libya’s coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan ...

Al-Mosmari attributed the catastrophe to the collapse of two nearby dams, causing a lethal flash flood. Since a 2011 uprising that toppled and later killed long-time ruler Moammar Gadhafi ...