Derna
Derna is a port city in eastern Libya.
Among Libyan cities, Derna has a unique location and physical environment, as it lies between green mountains, the Mediterranean Sea, and the desert.
Why it is in news?
Mediterranean storm Daniel caused deadly flooding in many towns of eastern Libya.
Worst-hit was Derna.
Floodwaters washed down Wadi Derna, a river running from the mountains through the city and into the sea.
Storm Daniel
Storm Daniel
Storm Daniel, also known as Cyclone Daniel, was the deadliest and costliest Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone ever recorded as well as the deadliest cyclone worldwide since Cyclone Nargis in 2008.
It was also the deadliest weather event of 2023 to date.
Forming as a low-pressure system around 4 September 2023, the storm affected Greece, Bulgaria, and Turkey with extensive flooding.
The storm then organized as a Mediterranean low and was designated as Storm Daniel.
It soon acquired quasi-tropical characteristics (TLC) and moved toward the coast of Libya, where it caused catastrophic flooding before degenerating into a remnant low.
The storm was the result of an Omega block, as a high-pressure zone became sandwiched between two zones of low pressure, with the isobars shaping like the Greek letter Ω.
n Greece, the storm was considered the worst in recorded history, with severe rainfall leading to flooding that caused more than 2 billion euros in damage.
Libya was hit the hardest, with torrential rains causing two dams near the city of Derna to fail.
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