The number of flood victims in Libya has reached two thousand people

About 2,000 people died in the Libyan city of Derna as a result of Hurricane Daniel, including floods, Al Jazeera and Reuters reported, citing a representative of the armed forces in eastern Libya. Osama Hamad, the prime minister of the eastern Libyan government, also said that the number of victims was the same.

According to the military, 5,000 to 6,000 people are believed to be missing.

Libyan health authorities put the confirmed death toll from the floods at 61, but did not include those killed in the city of Derna.

On Sunday, September 10, hurricane "Daniel" hit the eastern part of Libya. The natural disaster affected the coastal cities of Jabal al-Akhdar, Derna and Benghazi. The Libyan government has declared three areas in the eastern province of Cyrenaica (including the city of Derna) as disaster zones and asked for international assistance, Al Jazeera reports, citing a statement from the country's presidential council.

Due to the hurricane, two dams surrounding Derna collapsed and caused flooding. The water has washed away settlements and destroyed houses in many coastal towns in eastern Libya. Authorities declared a state of emergency, closed schools and shops, and imposed a curfew. The United Nations pledged "urgent emergency assistance to support local and national responses."

The Libyan government announced three days of national mourning in memory of those who died due to floods.

Source: Daryo.uz