Search and rescue workers walk among rubble and signs of destruction following fatal floods in Derna, Libya. Before the dams were built, Derna was hit by a series of significant floods from the river in the mid-20th century. According to the Libyan prosecutor, those responsible for managing dams in Libya had reported cracks in both of them as early as 1998. ‘Procrastination’In 2007, Kadhafi's government entrusted repair work to a Turkish company. In a 2021 report from the Libyan audit bureau, officials criticised "procrastination" on resuming repair work on the two dams.

Source: Libya Today September 17, 2023 12:16 UTC