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BENGHAZI :Deadly storm winds and heavy floods hit Libya over the past two days, with estimates of fatalities ranging from hundreds to thousands of people, senior officials said on Monday. The head of the Red Crescent aid group in the region said Derna's toll was expected to hit 250. "The missing are in the thousands, and the dead exceed 2,000," Osama Hamad told al-Masar TV. His administration holds little sway in eastern Libya, but Dbeibah said on Sunday he had directed all state agencies to “immediately deal” with the damage and floods in eastern cities. Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani instructed the government to send aid to the affected area in eastern Libya, Qatar's state news agency reported.

At least 150 people were killed when freak floods hit eastern Libya, officials said on Monday, after storm Daniel swept the Mediterranean, its torrential rains earlier lashing Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece. Hamad’s government – which in war-battered Libya rivals a UN-brokered, internationally recognised transitional administration in Tripoli – on Monday declared Derna a “disaster area”. The National Petroleum Company, whose main oilfields and terminals are in eastern Libya, declared “a state of maximum alert” and suspended flights between production sites where activity was drastically reduced. The storm struck eastern Libya on Sunday afternoon, hitting especially the coastal town of Jabal al-Akhdar but also Benghazi, where a curfew was declared and schools closed for several days. In neighbouring Egypt , authorities called for caution on the northern coast which borders eastern Libya, and announced they were beginning preparations to minimise the impact of Storm Daniel.

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Libyan prime minister says 2,000 people believed dead in flooding in eastern Libya following stormThe head of one of Libya’s rival governments says that 2,000 people are feared dead in flooding that swept through the eastern parts of the north African nation

At least 150 people have been reportedly killed in the freak floods in Libya, which were caused by storm Daniel. Notably, Storm Daniel has swept the North African nation. A video shows various Libyan cities being completely submerged under water due to the floods caused by the storm Daniel that hit Libya. Another clip showed large-scale devastation and destruction due to Storm Daniel in Libya's Derna as vehicles are seen being submerged in water. Storm Daniel in Libya: 27 Killed After Mediterranean Storm Causes Devastating Floods in Different Parts of North African Nation (Watch Video).

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Rescuers Without Borders' founder, Arnaud Fraisse, told The Associated Press that "our role is not to find bodies." Moroccan officials have so far accepted government-offered aid from just four countries — Spain, Qatar, Britain and the United Arab Emirates. But Moroccan authorities frustrated some overseas rescuers who didn't want to deploy without official approval, which wasn't quickly forthcoming. She announced 5 million euros ($5.4 million) in emergency funds for Moroccan and international non-governmental groups rushing to help survivors. It prompted Morocco to change construction rules, but many buildings, especially rural homes, are not built to withstand such tremors.

The dead included 12 people in the eastern town of Bayda in Libya, the town's main medical centre saidRepresentative image/AFPListen to this article Devastating storm Daniel sweeps eastern Libya; 27 people reported dead x 00:00Key Highlights Share:Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods Authorities declared at least one city a disaster zone The dead included 12 people in the eastern town of BaydaAt least 27 people were reported dead Monday in eastern Libya after the Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods over the weekend in different parts of the North African nation. The dead included 12 people in the eastern town of Bayda, the town's main medical centre said. Another seven people were reported dead in the coastal town of Susa in northeastern Libya, according to the Ambulance and Emergency Authority. Over the weekend, Libyans shared footage on social media showing flooded houses and roads in many areas across eastern Libya. Controlling eastern and western Libya, Cmdr Khalifa Hifter deployed troops to help residents in Benghazi and other eastern towns.

A major Mediterranean storm has swept through eastern Libya, killing at least 25 people and damaging homes and roads, medical sources said. Seven members of the Libyan National Army were missing, LNA spokesman Ahmad Mesmari said. We are inside and trying to get out," Derna resident Ahmed Mohamed told Reuters by phone on Monday. Four major oil ports in Libya, Ras Lanuf, Zueitina, Brega and Es Sidra, were closed from Saturday evening for three days, two oil engineers told Reuters. The United Nations in Libya said it was following the storm closely and would "provide urgent relief assistance in support of response efforts at local and national levels".

The head of Libya’s Tripoli-based unity government, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, on Monday, declared areas exposed to floods as “disaster zones”, Anadolu Agency reports. Meanwhile, Osama Hamad, head of the East Libya-based government, declared the city of Derna a “disaster zone” following floods caused by Mediterranean Storm Daniel. Storm Daniel swept several areas in eastern Libya on Sunday, most notably the cities of Benghazi, Bayda, and Al Marj, as well as Soussa and Derna, according to an Anadolu reporter. Two people have been killed in floods that swept several areas in eastern Libya on Monday, according to local authorities. Libyan authorities have declared a state of emergency, which included suspending classes in all public and private educational institutions and closing shops.

The city of Misrata, in the west, was among those hit by heavy rainsAt least 150 people have died after a powerful storm caused severe flooding in eastern Libya, an official has said. Storm Daniel made landfall in the North African nation over the weekend, prompting authorities to declare a state of extreme emergency. Officials in eastern Libya have imposed a curfew, while schools and shops have been ordered to close. Storm Daniel has affected the eastern cities of Benghazi and Sousse, as well as Derna and Al-Marj. Last week, Storm Daniel struck Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria, killing more than a dozen people.

BENGHAZHI: A major Mediterranean storm swept through eastern Libya on Sunday and Monday, killing at least 25 people and damaging homes and roads, medical sources said.Seven members of the Libyan National Army were missing, LNA spokesman Ahmad Mesmari said.Footage on social media showed people stranded on the roofs of their vehicles while trying get help in heavy floods as Storm Daniel hit the cities of Benghazi, Sousse, Al Bayda, Al-Marj and Derna. "We were asleep, and when we woke up, we found water besieging the house. We are inside and trying to get out," Derna resident Ahmed Mohamed told by phone on Monday.Search and rescue operations were ongoing, witnesses said. Authorities declared a state of extreme emergency, closing schools and stores and imposing a curfew.Four major oil ports in Libya, Ras Lanuf , Zueitina, Brega and Es Sidra , were closed from Saturday evening for three days, two oil engineers told.The prime minister of the interim government in Tripoli, Abdulhamid Dbeiba, said on Sunday he had directed all state agencies to "immediately deal" with the damage and floods in eastern cities.The United Nations in Libya said it was following the storm closely and would "provide urgent relief assistance in support of response efforts at local and national levels".