During the first two weeks of September 2023 torrential rain fell in several countries across the Mediterranean, caused by low-pressure systems forming around a blocking high centred over the Netherlands.
Interplay of climate change-exacerbated rainfall, exposure and vulnerability led to widespread impacts in the Mediterranean region
![A pile of destroyed cars covered in mud from floodwaters sits on the side of the road in Libya.](https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/wp-content/uploads/F6dPou9WAAA7d2M-scaled.jpeg)