More than 2,000 people feared dead in Libya after 'catastrophic and unprecedented' floodingFootage shared on social media shows submerged cars, collapsed buildings and torrents of water rushing through streets following "unprecedented" flooding caused by Storm Daniel. CopiedSettlements, vehicles and workplaces damaged after floods caused by heavy rains in Misrata, Libya on September 10. (Emhmmed Mohamed Kshiem/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)(CNN) — More than 2,000 people in Libya are feared dead in severe flooding, according to a Libyan leader, as Storm Daniel swept through the eastern part of the country. Hamad called on medical personnel and medical assistants to go to the badly affected city of Derna in eastern Libya to provide assistance immediately. The storm brought catastrophic flooding to Greece last week before moving into the Mediterranean and developing into a tropical-like cyclone known as a medicane.

Source: Libya Today September 11, 2023 18:52 UTC