a research paper published in november 2022 by omar al mukhtar university hydrologist abdul vaniz aasure warned that the dams holding back the seasonal waterway known as awadi needed urgent attention. a survivor speaks how family was wiped out by the horrific durna floods. the waves reached the fourth floor and we could see it close to us. they swept people away from the top of buildings and we could see people carried by the flood. is a massive disaster, we never expected anything like it. according to nature magazine, apart from climate change and internal strife, sanctions imposed on libya by western powers are also to blame for the horrific floods. we know that infrastructure needs to be maintained continuously, and so it is, it is a concern that the impact that sanctions have had on the infrastructure investment in libya, and so there should be no doubt that certainly the impact of sanctions, but also the the action by nato in libya would have had an impact on the strength and the capacity of the infrastructure, particularly when it comes to all dams or canals, bodies, and so i thin