Libya flood disaster damaged ancient city but revealed new remains


  • World
  • Thursday, 05 Oct 2023

FILE PHOTO: Aerial view of flood water covering the area as a powerful storm and heavy rainfall hit Shahhat city, Libya, September 11, 2023. REUTERS/Ali Al-Saadi/File photo

CYRENE, Libya (Reuters) - The flooding that killed thousands in Libya's Derna last month damaged the ruins at the ancient Greek city of Cyrene in the mountains nearby, but it also revealed new archaeological remains there by washing away earth and stones.

Storm Daniel may have caused a meter of rain to fall on the hills of eastern Libya, an unprecedented amount since records began in the mid 19th century scientists say, and water was still flowing through the site when Reuters visited last week.

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