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Storm Daniel caused catastrophic flooding in the port city of Derna , in eastern Libya , after two nearby dams broke.
Over 10,000 people are known to have lost their lives so far.
Libya 's warring, kleptocratic elites have allowed critical infrastructure to crumble.
Gaddafi regime allowed oil-rich Libya to slowly decay while its members syphoned off the nation’s wealth for themselves.
Storm Daniel was a rare natural event, but it is Libya ’s blood-drenched kleptocracy that ultimately left its victims defenceless. Alaa al-Ameri is the pen name of a British -Libyan writer. Picture by: YouTube . To enquire about republishing spiked’s content, a right to reply or to request a correction, please contact the managing editor, Viv Regan..
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