Among the rarer causes of dam failures are acts of war (3%), defective material (2%) and earthquakes (1%). In Libya’s case, bad management appears to have been the cause of the dam’s collapse.

In 2007, when Libya was still ruled by strongman Moammar Kadafi, a Turkish company, Arsel, was tasked with rehabilitating the dams and building a third dam in between. But after Kadafi was toppled ...

He is now working on a book on the Klamath River basin on ... Read More: How to Help Libya's Flood Victims The dam-building industry was already in decline long before the Derna disaster.

Two dams collapsed and whole neighborhoods were washed away after a storm slammed the city of Derna, Libya and others along ... we heard that the dam collapsed. However, we only saw the footage.

Residents say at least one dam failed, sending a torrent of water ... Among the dead are at least 84 Egyptians, according to Libya's Health Ministry and Egyptian media. Rescue efforts have been ...

Among the rarer causes of dam failures are acts of war (3%), defective material (2%) and earthquakes (1%). In Libya's case, bad management appears to have been the cause of the dam's collapse.

DERNA, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities have opened ... 2007 to carry out maintainence on the two dams and build another dam in between. The firm, Arsel Construction Company Ltd., said on its ...

Prosecutors are investigating the spending of dam maintenance funds. Libya's chief prosecutor announced Friday he has ordered an investigation into the collapse of two overwhelmed dams during the ...

a group of Swiss engineers examined a pair of dams along a river in eastern Libya. They concluded the structures were under stress and recommended strengthening them and building a third dam to ...

CAIRO — Libya’s chief prosecutor said Monday he ordered the detention of eight current and former officials pending his investigation into the collapse of two dams earlier this month ...

There should be instruments for monitoring cracks in a dam’s walls and any changes in its structure. Once identified, they must be attended to immediately. In Libya’s case, if they had opened ...