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Derna (/ ˈ d ɜːr n ə /; Arabic: درنة Darnah) is a port city in eastern Libya. With a population of around 90,000, Derna was once the seat of one of the wealthiest provinces among the Barbary States. The city is now the administrative capital of Derna District, which covers a much smaller area than the old province.
Sep 14, 2023 · Parts of eastern Libya have been hit by devastating flooding after Storm Daniel pounded the country’s Mediterranean coast. Confirmed death tolls given by officials so far have varied, but all ...
Sep 17, 2023 · Derna, Libya CNN — Tarek Fahim was taking videos of the water filling behind the dam in the Derna valley in Libya late Saturday night. Up until 1:30 am, Storm Daniel was just wind and rain....
Derna, town, northeastern Libya, situated on the Mediterranean coast east of Benghazi. It lies on the eastern ridges of the Akhḍar Mountains in the delta of the small Wadi Derna. The town was founded in the 15th century on the site of Darnis, an ancient Greek colony (rock tombs remain).
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Sep 21, 2023 · The two structures, Abu Mansour and Derna, just uphill from the Mediterranean coastal city, were meant to protect its almost 90,000 residents. The people were used to occasional flooding, and on...
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Sep 14, 2023 · Libya floods: Why damage to Derna was so catastrophic. 14 September 2023. By the Visual Journalism team and BBC Verify,BBC News. AFP. The Derna flooding death toll could reach 20,000...
Sep 15, 2023 · Sky News. A structural engineer in Derna — the east Libyan city torn apart by extreme flooding — has told us the catastrophic disaster was down to negligence. “They should have known,” Gandi...
