2023 Derna dam collapses

Storm Daniel reached the Libyan town of Derna from the Mediterranean on 10 September, bringing more rain in a single day than the town would normally receive across a whole month. The Wadi Derna river had been dammed, and the town was very badly flooded.

Date
2023-09-11
Deaths (Wikipedia list, low end where it gives a range)
5900
What the pin marks
The Derna (Belad) Dam, the lower of the two that failed, as the cited page positions it.
Where the position is published
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Derna_dam_collapse

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: libya, storm daniel, wadi derna, flood

Coordinates: 32.75306, 22.63139

Part of Dam failures that killed 100 or more people since 1900

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