Libya Flood Flashcards by Poppy Bradbury

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Causes

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Steep topography + heavy rainfall beforehand

Poor construction of 2 dams (mud and stone)

Being an LIC meant poorer construction/ less building regulations

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Impacts

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20,000 death toll (People told not to evac)

Neighbourhoods swept into ocean

7 bridges destroyed = economic damage

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