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".
