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The Derna dam collapses were the catastrophic failures of two dams in Derna, Libya, on the night of 10–11 September 2023, in the aftermath of Storm Daniel.The collapse of the Derna Dam and the Abu Mansour Dam released an estimated 30 million cubic meters (39 million cubic yards) of water, [6] [7] causing flooding downstream as the Wadi Derna overflowed its banks.
The Wadi Derna is a river valley in Libya which leads down from the Jebel Akhdar mountains to the port city of Derna.Like many other wadis in North Africa, it is an intermittent riverbed that for much of its length contains water only when heavy rain occurs. [1]
Besor Stream is subject to annual flooding following heavy rains. Some Palestinians have claimed that Israel is at fault for the flooding, due to the opening of one or more dams opened upstream, [ 26 ] and in 2015, AFP posted a video showing flooding, entitled "Gaza village floods after Israel opens dam gates."
Life-threatening flooding and mudslides will continue as Sara, crawls onshore in Central America this weekend, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. As of Monday morning, Sara had lost wind intensity ...
Posts on Facebook, TikTok and X (formerly Twitter) showed coastal flooding, strong winds and heavy rains as a storm rolled through the Myrtle Beach area on Sunday. ... USA TODAY Sports. NBA power ...
The total length of the Wadi Hadf is 27 km (17 mi), of which 13 km (8.1 mi) run in Omani territory and 14 km (8.7 mi) in Emirati territory.Its river source is located at an approximate altitude of 1,130 m (3,710 ft), on the northwest slope and a very short distance from the summit of Jabal Hatta, [6] also known as Um Alnosoor (1,280 m (4,200 ft)).
The greatest risk of downpours that can trigger highly localized flooding will be from Louisiana and the panhandles of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida to northwestern Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky.
To prevent the danger of flash flooding and increase the potential for recharging groundwater, a dam was built in 2001 on the Wadi Safad, a 17-meter-high dam, with a reservoir of 0.072 km 2 (0.028 sq mi) and a capacity of 0.26 million cubic meters, called Wadi Safad Dam (12A) (coordinates: 25°13′16″N, 56°17′54″E).