Libya Dams Were in Danger, Engineer Warned
Dire Warnings About Libya Dams Went Unheeded
Sep 16, 2023 by NYT > Climate and Environment
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- Derna, Libya, has been devastated by flooding from storms this week, which washed swaths of the city into the sea
- Credit...Muhammad J. Elalwany/Associated Press DIRE WARNINGS ABOUT LIBYA DAMS WENT UNHEEDED “The state wasn’t interested,” said an engineer who published a paper on why Derna’s dams, after decades of postponed repairs, might fail under the stress of a powerful storm.
- Derna, Libya, has been devastated by flooding from storms this week, which washed swaths of the city into the sea
- Credit...Muhammad J. Elalwany/Associated Press * Sept. 16, 2023 It had been clear for years that the dams protecting Derna, on Libya’s Mediterranean coast, were in danger of giving way.
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