The Libyan floods were caused by a rare medicane, Daniel, which also precipitated floods in other countries of the Mediterranean, such as Greece, Turkiye and Bulgaria from September 4, 2023 to September 7, 2023.
- Medicanes are hurricane like tropical storms in the Mediterranean Sea.
- These are becoming more common due to the changing climate.
- Storm Daniel dropped a deluge of rainfall over Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey. It then crossed the Mediterranean Sea, picking up energy from the warm water, and reached its peak intensity over Libya days later.
- The storm dropped a torrent of rainfall over the coast of Libya. The water quickly overwhelmed two damaged dams in the coastal city of Derna, resulting in tsunami-like waves that swept people and houses out to sea. Ans
