Hurricane Daniel devastates Libyan city of Derna

Описание: (12 Sep 2023)

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Derna, Libya - 12 September 2023
1. Skyline of Derna city
2. Various of totally damaged coastal road
3. Various of damaged cars piles and scattered along seaside
4. Damaged cars scattered in downtown Derna
5. Various of damaged shops and cars in downtown Derna
6. Resident looking at demolished buildings
7. Drive though damaged residential area
8. Floods waters splitting the city in half

STORYLINE:
A storm that has killed thousands of people and left thousands more missing in Libya is the latest blow to a country that has been gutted by years of chaos and division.

The floods are the most fatal environmental disaster in the country’s modern history.

Years of war and lack of a central government have left it with crumbling infrastructure that was vulnerable to the intense rains. Libya is currently the only country yet to develop a climate strategy, according to the United Nations.

The north African country has been divided between rival administrations and beset by militia conflict since NATO-backed Arab Spring uprising toppled autocratic ruler Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.

The city of Derna in the country’s east saw the most destruction, as large swaths of riverside buildings vanished, washed away after two dams burst.

Videos of the aftermath show water gushing through the port city’s remaining tower blocks and overturned cars, and later, bodies lined up on sidewalks covered with blankets, collected for burial.

Residents say the only indication of danger was the loud sound of the dams cracking, with no warning system or evacuation plan.

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