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Thousands feared dead in Libya after dam collapses (www.nbcnews.com)

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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This horrific catastrophe is not only the product of severe weather, intensified by climate change. It flows from the war NATO waged against Libya in 2011, which shattered the country and plunged it into civil war.

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/09/14/zlnn-s14.html