Libya’s House of Representative declared Zliten a “devastated city” today due to the distraction caused by rising groundwater levels. This came during a parliamentary today in Benghazi, headed by the First Deputy Speaker of the House, Fawzi Al-Nuwairi. The city of Zliten, located in western Libya, has been experiencing a strange phenomenon for years: groundwater gushing upwards to damage buildings and agricultural land. Observers believe that the artificial river has increased the groundwater reserves on the coast, which caused cracks in the earth’s layers. Mostafa Al-Bahbah, head of the Crisis and Emergency Management Committee in Zliten Municipality, confirmed that the crisis of rising groundwater levels in some areas in Zliten Municipality was still ongoing and that some families had left their homes because of this problem.

Source: Libya Today February 05, 2024 12:08 UTC