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frenchtoast@lazysoci.al to World News@lemmy.ml · 3 年前

Thousands feared dead in Libya after dam collapses

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Thousands feared dead in Libya after dam collapses

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The disaster in Derna, in eastern Libya, swept "whole neighborhoods with their residents into the sea," one official said.
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    Is this dam collapse the cause of the floods or in addition?

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      The cause of the flooding and perhaps the dam was a storm.

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      The dam collapsed due to flash flooding due to storm Daniel which dumped a much higher than normal amount of rain.

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        I’ve read that the equivalent of 250 days of rain fell in one day, to give some perspective

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