Before And After - Satellite Images Show Libyan City Devastated By Flood [After Dams Breached]
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/14/before-and-after-satellite-images-derna-libya-flood <-- shared media article
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“Libya has been reeling from a massive flood that left more than 5,000 people dead and thousands more missing. The eastern city of Derna was hit by a huge flash flood late on Sunday that witnesses likened to a tsunami, after two upstream dams burst when torrential rains brought by Storm Daniel battered the region. Satellite images show the extent of the damage..”
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