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In a phone interview with al-Masar television station Monday, Prime Minister Ossama Hamad of the east Libyan government said that 2,000 were feared dead in Derna, and thousands were believed missing.
Dozens of others were reported missing, and authorities fear they could have died in the floods that destroyed homes and other properties in several towns in eastern Libya, according to local media.
In a telephone interview on the Saudi-owned satellite news channel Al-Arabiya, he urged local and international agencies to rush to help the city.
Over the weekend, Libyans shared footage on social media showing flooded houses and roads in many areas across eastern Libya.
He also government declared a state of emergency Saturday and suspended classes as a precaution ahead of the storm, which made landfall overnight.
Storm Daniel is expected to arrive in parts of west Egypt on Monday, and the country’s meteorological authorities warned about possible rain and bad weather.
https://www.breakingnews.ie/world/2000-feared-dead-in-floods-after-weekend-storm-libyan-prime-minister-says-1525360.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/11/storm-daniel-floods-libya
🤖 I'm a bot that provides automatic summaries for articles: ::: spoiler Click here to see the summary In a phone interview with al-Masar television station Monday, Prime Minister Ossama Hamad of the east Libyan government said that 2,000 were feared dead in Derna, and thousands were believed missing.
Dozens of others were reported missing, and authorities fear they could have died in the floods that destroyed homes and other properties in several towns in eastern Libya, according to local media.
In a telephone interview on the Saudi-owned satellite news channel Al-Arabiya, he urged local and international agencies to rush to help the city.
Over the weekend, Libyans shared footage on social media showing flooded houses and roads in many areas across eastern Libya.
He also government declared a state of emergency Saturday and suspended classes as a precaution ahead of the storm, which made landfall overnight.
Storm Daniel is expected to arrive in parts of west Egypt on Monday, and the country’s meteorological authorities warned about possible rain and bad weather.
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