Libya floods: Entire neighborhoods dragged into the sea

Subject: Geography

In the news:

A devastating flood in eastern Libya has killed at least 5,000 people in the aftermath of storm Daniel.

Details:

Affected areas: Derna (most affected), eastern city of Benghazi, cities of Soussa, Al-Marj and Misrata.
Probable cause of the flood: Heavy rain and storm Denial led to the collapse of two dams and four bridges that unleashed a torrent of water down River Wadi Derna.
Storm Daniel is a storm of the Mediterranean sea and affected Greece and Libya the most. It is heading towards Egypt.

Derna city:

Derna, about 250 km east of Benghazi along the coast, is surrounded by the nearby hills of the fertile Jabal Akhdar region.
The city was once where militants from the Islamic State group built a presence in Libya.

Libya:

Libya is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.
It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south,Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest.
Libya has some of the largest oil reserves in the world. It is currently ranked 10th highest globally and 1st in Africa. Most of Libya’s GDP relies on the export of oil
Major minerals in Libya include: Oil, natural gas, gypsum, iron, potassium, magnesium, phosphate silica, and limestone among others.
Iron ore deposits are present in the Wadi ash Shati region of Libya.