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Rising Waters, Falling Dams: Deciphering the Derna Flood Disaster

2024-01-11

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>On September 11, 2023, the city of Derna along the Libyan coast experienced an unprecedented disaster as Storm Daniel unleashed heavy rainfall, leading to the failure of dams and catastrophic flooding. The study investigates the dynamics of this event, exploring the factors leading to dam failure and their role in the devastating flooding of Derna. Through hydrologic, hydraulic, and geo...

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Literature Corpus work: d98ddbdd-bd72-5897-a3e3-25db80686eea
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3809203/v1

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