Derna dam collapses
The Derna dam collapses were the catastrophic failures of two dams in Derna, Libya on the night of 10–11 September 2023, in the aftermath of Storm Daniel. The dam collapses released an estimated 30 million cubic meters (39 million cubic yards) of water, causing flooding downstream as the Wadi Derna overflowed its banks. The floods partially destroyed the city of Derna. As of 18 September, estimates for the number of casualties range from 5,300 to 20,000 people. The event was the second-deadliest dam failure in history, after the 1975 Banqiao Dam failure in China.
| Date | September 10–11, 2023 |
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| Location | Wadi Derna, Derna District, Libya |
| Cause | Storm Daniel, global warming, engineering flaws, policy errors, possible military damage from the preceding battles. (Background: Libyan Civil War) |
| Deaths | 4,702 |
| Missing | 8,000+ |
| Property damage | 2 dams collapsed, thousands of properties destroyed |
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