Derna dam collapses
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title:
Derna dam collapses
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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 of water, causing flooding downstream as the Wadi Derna overflowed its banks. The floods partially destroyed the city of Derna. The official death toll was 5,923, but as many as 24,000 people may have died. The event was the second-deadliest dam failure in history, after the 1975
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Failure of multiple dams in Libya
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derna_dam_collapses
date created:
2023-09-17T16:29:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T19:02:53Z
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