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Libyan court hands jail terms to officials linked to deadly Derna dams collapse

In this file photo, rescuers and relatives of victims set up tents in front of collapsed buildings in Derna, Libya on September 18, 2023, following flooding that devastated the city. © Muhammad J. Elalwany, AP

A Libyan court on Sunday handed jail sentences to more than 10 current and former officials for their links to the deadly collapse of two dams outside the coastal city of Derna in September. The resulting flood killed thousands of people, according to the World Health Organization.

A court in Libya on Sunday sentenced 12 current and former officials to terms of up to 27 years in prison over their involvement in the collapse of two dams last year that sent a wall of water several meters high through the center of a coastal city. Thousands of people died.

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