Many remained unaware of the encroaching storm until a mandatory curfew was implemented, forcing people to stay home as the storm came in, without mentioning anything about evacuations. This ongoing feud has resulted in many things going unnoticed within the area, leaving many feeling like prominent issues like infrastructure were deprioritized in favor of alternatives. The result of this longstanding feud, in part, is the lack of attention broadcast to the dams. The floods ravaging Libya resulted from decades of build-up within two slowly eroding facilities, showing cracks and fissures before its collapse, which could have been fixed. Though the conflict is over, the fight is just beginning when it comes to rebuilding Libya’s destroyed infrastructure and re-instilling faith in the government—so stay tuned and informed!
