The Effects of the Torrents Disaster on the City of Soussa in the Jabal Al-Akhdar

Abstract

his research is concerned on studying the impact of Torrents on land use in the city of Soussa “northern part of the Jabal Al-Akhdar eastern Libya” land uses in low-lying areas, valley bottoms and estuaries are exposed to the risk of torrents when rainfall exceeds its average. The dangers compounded by the increase in human activities near valley outlets.

Some of the valley basins in the research area have directly affected the population centers and tourist facilities at the valley outlets. The most important of these valleys are (Boulida, Rouibti, Ain, Al-Neser and Al-Mashhour).

The results of this research reached some recommendations, including the necessity of studying the valleys that cut regions, knowing their flow and determining their paths in the future that they do not flood, in addition to studying the electricity network, communications stations and their central structure, and implementing development plants in stages in order to preserve the residential environment and historical hieritage of the study area.