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How the failures of two dams amplified the tragedy of the flood in Dhana

Daniel’s trucks in a storm across the Mediterranean and heavy rain caused in Libya. Wadi delna Reckcomment (blue line) reduced precipitation by several tens of mm, causing flooding. Credits: Moshe Armon, Yuval Shmilovitz, Elad Dente A new study reveals that the catastrophic 2023 flood in Dhana, Libya, was dramatically strengthened by the major design shortcomings and the collapse of two…