Analysts: Effect of Libya's killer storm made worse by decade of conflict

A volunteer sits on the rubble of a building in a flash flood-damaged area in Derna, Libya, on Sept. 14, 2023. [AFP]

Just hours after epic storm Daniel dumped torrential rains on Libya's coast, breaching dams and killing thousands, some called it perhaps the deadliest and costliest Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone ever recorded.

Described by some scientists as the latest extreme weather event linked to climate change, analysts tell VOA that conflict, political division and neglect of public infrastructure also played a role in making Libya helpless as Daniel's downpour burst two dams, sweeping entire neighborhoods of the coastal city of Derna into the sea.