Locals now call Wadi Derna “the dam of death.”
In a moment’s notice, the structure unleashed tens of millions of cubic meters of floodwater on Derna’s residents.
The torrents swept generational homes and entire families into the Mediterranean sea — leaving onlooking survivors in a state of shock and horror.
The scene at one of the dams that collapsed in heavy rains and sent a massive flood gushing into the eastern Libyan port city.
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Tragic, probably would have been far far far fewer deaths if the dams weren’t there. Wouldn’t have been the sudden torrent out of nowhere.
