A year after the devastating floods in eastern Libya caused by Storm Daniel, which killed nearly 4,000 people and displaced over 40,000, reconstruction efforts have significantly empowered military leader Khalifa Haftar. The storm's aftermath highlighted Libya's deteriorating infrastructure and deep political divisions between the Tripoli-based government and Haftar's eastern administration. In Derna, reconstruction is underway without oversight from the Tripoli authorities, raising concerns about corruption. A reconstruction fund, announced by eastern parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh, has granted Haftar a 'financial carte blanche' of 10 billion dinars, according to analyst Anas El Gomati. Experts argue that this lack of oversight could exacerbate the existing issues of governance and accountability in the war-torn nation. The situation reflects the ongoing challenges Libya faces in uniting under effective leadership post-2011 uprising.