What is Derna, Libya?
{{Infobox Settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ---------------->| official_name = Derna | other_name = | native_name = <big>درنة</big> <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> | nickname = | settlement_type = <!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)--> | motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = [[File:Derna Valley.jpg|300px|Derna_Valley]] | imagesize = | image_caption = A view of Derna city in [[Libya]] | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Abdulmenam Al-Ghaithi | timezone1 = [[UTC+2]] ([[EET]]) }} '''Derna''' is a [[port city]] in eastern [[Libya]], with a population of around 90,000 to 125,000.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-09-13|title=Libya: Impact of Storm Daniel in Derna - Briefing note 13 September 2023 - Libya {{!}} ReliefWeb|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/libya/libya-impact-storm-daniel-eastern-libya-and-collapse-dams-derna-briefing-note-13-september-2023|access-date=|website=reliefweb.int|language=en}}</ref> It is the administrative capital of Derna District and has a unique location between [[Jebel Akhdar]](also known as Green Mountain), the [[Mediterranean Sea]], and the [[Libyan Desert|Libyan desert]]. The city is diverse with people from different backgrounds.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2023-09-13|title=Derna City of Libya {{!}} Current Affairs|url=https://www.nextias.com/current-affairs/13-09-2023/derna-city-of-libya/|access-date=|language=en-US}}</ref> In September 2023, a catastrophic (''a'' ''sudden great damage or suffering'') [[flood]] caused by dam collapses during [[Storm Daniel]] which resulted in around 30 million cubic metres of water being released in the city, wiped out about a quarter of the city, resulting in at least 11,300 deaths and as per Libyan officials more then 10,000 others are injured, and missing residents while the [[United Nations|UN]] aid agency [[OCHA