The Dam
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| Originally published | September 11, 2018 |
| Authors | David Almond |
| Genres | Fiction |
| Illustrators | Levi Pinfold |
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| ID | 2207721 |
About The Dam
When a great dam was built by the Kielder Water in Northumberland, the valley below slowly filled with water. But just before this, when the villagers had been moved out, two musicians went back to the abandoned valley. . . .
Sikkim India floods: 'I was holding mum's hand but the water separated us'
... A local organisation of tribespeople has been protesting against The Dam at Chungthang for years, fearing damage to the environment in the ecologically sensitive region...
Ukraine dam: Rebuilding shattered lives after Ukraine's dam collapse
... When Svitlana Kridiner heard about The Dam collapse, she knew it was only a matter of time before her village would be flooded...
Sikkim: Race against time to save 102 missing in India floods
... Nearly 14 people got trapped in the tunnels of The Dam, a state official said...
Libya floods: A barren wasteland with a lingering smell of death
... But watching them does prepare you for the scale of The Damage the floods have done to this place...
Libya flood: Satellite images reveal destruction in Derna
... Your device may not support this visualisation Homes built in the dry riverbed on the sea side of The Dam bore the brunt of the flood as The Dams burst...
Libya floods: 5,300 dead amid calls for humanitarian support
... " Taha Muftah, a photojournalist in Derna, said experts had raised the alarm about The Dam since 2011 " but nobody did anything about it"...
Libya floods: Why damage to Derna was so catastrophic
... " The Dams would have held back the water initially, with their failure potentially releasing all the water in one go...
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Why it is worrying Egypt and Sudan
... How will The Dam help Ethiopia? Ethiopia wants The Dam to produce electricity for the who currently go without it...
Libya flood: Satellite images reveal destruction in Derna
By The Visual Journalism Team BBC News
Satellite images show the scale of destruction in the Libyan port of Derna after floodwaters Swept Away bridges, streets and communities - Leaving thousands of people missing or dead.
Heavy rains brought by Storm Daniel at the weekend caused two dams to burst on the usually dry Wadi Derna riverbed running through The City . The Torrents of water and Debris left a trail of devastation.
A series of bridges had crossed the Wadi, connecting The Port area with the western side of The City . The Waters - which one official described as " like a tsunami" - Swept Away the bridges and whole blocks of buildings along The River including multi-storey residential blocks, government buildings and a large mosque.
In the nearby neighbourhood of Al-Eilwa, around 96% of properties were reported to have been flooded.
Many properties which stood near The River have disappeared, Leaving only their foundations visible.
A major coastal road near The Port has been washed away.
Derna's population was around 200,000 before The Storm hit Libya.
The City 's mayor said that given number of neighbourhoods completely destroyed, between 18,000 and 20,000 people may have died.
Thousands are also injured or missing, with many more left without anywhere To Live .
Analysis by the UN shows More Than 2,200 buildings were exposed to rushing floodwaters and at least six bridges were damaged as well as The Port area. Each red dot in the picture above represents one structure hit by flooding.
Severely affected neighbourhoods such as Al-Bilad and Al-Maghar on either side of The River were also home to healthcare facilities used by people from across The City , according to disaster analysts Reach.
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Homes built in The Dry riverbed on The Sea side of The Dam bore the brunt of The Flood as the dams burst.
Hamad Shalawi, a former local official and member of the disaster committee, said The City was destroyed in seconds with whole families killed as residential buildings disappeared.
" The geography of The City has completely changed as half of The City has been Swept into The Sea , " he told Bbc Arabic .
Community facilities, including buildings around Darnes Football Club's home ground, were also destroyed or covered in layers of mud and Debris .
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Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com