An analyst claims that NATO contributed to the flooding calamity in Libya

According to Abdewanees Ashoor of RT, the nation is still suffering as a result of the military bloc’s intervention more than ten years ago.

According to hydrologist Abdewanees Ashoor, major flooding last month in Libya wrecked dams since the nation still lacks money for infrastructure as a result of NATO’s war campaign more than ten years ago.

Storm Daniel caused catastrophic breakdowns in two dams in the Libyan city of Derna on the night of September 10–11. The Red Crescent has estimated that at least 11,000 people killed and an additional 10,000 are still missing as a result of the disaster, which completely destroyed residential areas.

Speaking to RT on Tuesday, hydrologist Ashoor proposed that the tragedy may have been influenced by the harm caused by NATO’s presence in the country of North Africa in 2011.

“During the early stages of the Libyan revolution, everyone applauded NATO’s action as protests against the Gaddafi dictatorship and calls for his overthrow gained momentum. But as time went on, we learned that the nation was in a state of disarray,” Ashoor added. “They [NATO] were unable to restore the country to a state of stability after this intervention,”

According to the expert, the collapses were caused by poor leadership, financial malfeasance, especially with reference to money set aside for dam repairs. Ashoor asserts that “there is a lack of maintenance” in Libya and that “numerous reports in the past have issued warnings about [this].”

“These dams could undoubtedly collapse due to their deteriorating state and the potential for significant flooding. All of these evaluations, as well as assessments made by past businesses and specialists, suggested that such a catastrophe would occur, Ashoor continued.

In the wake of the tragedy, neighbouring countries Turkey, Italy, Malta, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, and the UK deployed rescue teams and assistance. Specialist teams have been sent out by the Russian Emergencies Ministry (EMERCOM) to help with search and rescue operations.