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Libyans furious at revelations that warnings went unheeded before flood

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<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2309/712419-208x117.jpg?3" width="208" height="117" alt="A satellite image shows lower dam on Wadi in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya 13 September 2023. Maxar Technologies/Reuters" align="left"><br><span >A satellite image shows lower dam on Wadi in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya 13 September 2023. Maxar Technologies/Reuters&lt;/span><p>When hydrologist Abdul Wanis Ashour began researching the system of dams protecting the eastern Libya port town of Derna 17 years ago, the peril facing residents was already no secret, he said. "When I gathered the data, I found a number of problems in the Derna Valley: in the cracks present in the dams, the amount of rainfall and repeated floods," he told Reuters. "I found also a number of reports warning of a disaster taking place in the Derna Valley basin if the dams were not maintained."</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/604/241967.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=604&ct=1&ci=241967">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

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