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.

Source: Libya Today September 11, 2023 15:56 UTC