Libya’s chief prosecutor has issued an order to probe the collapse of two dams in Derna.

The investigation aims to determine whether improved maintenance could have averted this disaster.

This has been the claim after thousands lost their lives on Sunday when Storm Daniel hit the region, causing two dams to burst their banks.

Derna has since been declared a disaster zone.

Libya’s Attorney General, Al-Siddiq Al-Sur, has revealed that decades-old studies have indicated the presence of cracks and subsidence in the two dams.

He also revealed that about $8 million had been earmarked for maintenance, which was abruptly halted a few months after commencement due to the outbreak of the Arab Spring more than a decade ago.