Derna: A month into the unspeakable disaster

October 12, 2023
11:30 am

October 11th marked a month since Storm Daniel has hit Derna city in eastern Libya, rupturing its two man-neglected dams and unleashing floodwater never seen in the history of the coastal city, taking the lives of thousands and destroying nearly a quarter of the city’s neighborhoods.

Abdulkader Assad

Journalist, political analyst and writer covering the post-revolution Libya, and to some extent MENA region, since 2011.

TAGS | Derna, floods, Libya, Storm Daniel

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