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Libya Orders Arrest of Derna Mayor, Seven Others Over flood that Killed Thousands of People

Samuel Olugbeminiyi
Last updated: 2023/09/25 at 3:56 PM
Samuel Olugbeminiyi Published September 25, 2023
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Libya’s chief prosecutor, Al-Sidiq al-Sour has ordered the arrest of eight officials in connection to a probe into the collapse of two dams that sent a wall of water across the city of Derna, killing thousands.

The dam breaches on September 11 outside Derna, a coastal city in eastern Libya, were triggered by a Mediterranean storm killing between 4,000 and 11,000.

Among those detailed for arrest are Derna’s Mayor, Abdel-Moneim al-Ghaithi who was sacked after the disaster.

Prosecutors also ordered officials with the Water Resources Authority and the Dams Management Authority jailed pending the completion of the investigation.

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Samuel Olugbeminiyi September 25, 2023
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