Why was Storm Daniel so deadly in Libya?
After two dams failed, whole neighbourhoods of the city of Derna were swept away.
Devastating flooding has washed away entire neighbourhoods, killing tens of thousands of people in Libya.
In this episode, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Monitoring’s Amira Fathalla explains how the country’s history and unique political situation has made everything far more complicated. And Esme Stallard, a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ climate reporter, examines the role climate change could have played in the storm’s severity.
Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk
WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6
Presenters: Hannah Gelbart with Amira Fathalla
Producers: Emily Horler, Alex Rhodes and Maria Clara Montoya
Editors: Julia Ross-Roy and Simon Peeks
Podcast
-
![]()
What in the World
Helping you make sense of what’s happening in your world.
