Modelling and Validation of the Derna Dam Break Event
This paper presents an analysis of the dam break, including the modelling of flow discharge and the resulting flooding of Derna.
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Modelling and Validation of the Derna Dam Break Event
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- Annunziato, Alessandro; Santini, Marzia; Proietti, Chiara; de Girolamo, Ludovica; Lorini, Valerio; Gerhardinger, Andrea; Tucci, Michele.
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- https://doi.org/10.3390/geohazards5020026
The catastrophic failure of two dams in Libya on 10 and 11 September 2023 resulted in the devastating flooding of the city of Derna, which is located downstream of the dams, causing more than 6000 fatalities and displacing thousands of residents. The failure was attributed to heavy rainfall from Storm Daniel, leading to the dams reaching full capacity and subsequently overflowing and failing.
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