Expert on Libya: The disappearance of the third dam and the political division behind the disaster in Derna. Claudia Gazzini says that there is great sadness pervading the city, as every family is filled with pain from the loss of those who died or were injured, or even the material losses they suffered after this disaster.

There is sadness about the blurring of the scene in the city and the lack of clarity about the future of reconstruction, restoration, or displacement to new complexes that are being built.