Storm Daniel

Storm Daniel

Mediterranean tropical cyclone, flood

Subclass of	cloud burst
Part of	2023 floods in Europe, 2022–23 European windstorm season
Country	Libya, Turkey, Bulgaria, Egypt
Point for tym insyd	September 2023
Tym dem start	4 September 2023
End tym	13 September 2023

Storm Daniel, dem sanso know am as Cyclone Daniel, na ebe a catastrophic tropical cyclone wey cam turn de deadliest Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone for recorded history insyd, as well as one of de costliest tropical cyclones for record top outsyd of de North Atlantic Basin. Dey form as a low-pressure system around 4 September 2023, de storm affect Greece, Bulgaria, den Turkey plus extensive flooding. Na de storm then organize as a Mediterranean low wey na designate am as Storm Daniel. E soon acquire quasi-tropical characteristics wey e move toward de coast of Libya, wer na e cause catastrophic flooding cause by de collapse of two dams, Derna den Mansour, wey result insyd de flooding of de Wadi Derna river wey cause catastrophic damage to de city of Derna. After e collapse de two dams, Storm Daniel degenerate into a remnant low. Na de storm be de result of an omega block; a high-pressure zone sandwiched between two zones of low pressure, plus de isobars wey dey shape like de Greek letter omega (Ω).

Insyd Greece, severe rainfall lead to flooding wey cause more dan two billion euros in damage, wey dey make am de most costly recorded storm give de country. Na Libya be de hardest hit, plus torrential rains wey cause two dams near de city of Derna make dem fail. Dis result in over 5,900 deaths den 7,000 injuries, plus at least 8,000 odas missing. Na dem blame Libya ein vulnerability to such disasters for ein civil war top, wich damage critical infrastructure den lef am insyd poor condition before de storm. For de aftermath, chaw countries along de Mediterranean Sea pledge make dem provide aid to affected countries.