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2023 Derna floods

2023 CE · Libya, Africa · Disaster

2023 Derna floods
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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 collapse of the Abu Mansour Dam and the Derna Dam released an estimated 30 million cubic meters of water, causing flooding downstream as the Wadi Derna overflowed its banks.

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