Severe storms and severe flooding have killed at least 150 people in eastern Libya in recent days. In accordance with ReutersThe death toll is expected to rise to 250 as dozens more remain missing. Storm Daniel has already hit the cities of Benghazi, Sousse, Al Bayda, Al Marj and Derna.
“We have recorded at least 150 deaths due to building collapses. We expect the death toll to rise to 250. The situation is very catastrophic,” said Qais Fakheri of the Libyan Red Cross.
Among the missing are seven members of the Libyan National Army, the force led by Khalida Haftar that controls the eastern part of the divided country.
According to eyewitnesses, in the coastal city of Derna the water level reached three meters.
The Prime Minister of Tripoli’s interim government, Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, declared three days of mourning in all affected cities, calling them “disaster zones.”
Relief operations are continuing, according to Reuters. Authorities declared a state of emergency and closed schools and shops. A mandatory curfew was also imposed.
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