Ossama Hamad said the floods have swept away entire neighbourhoods in Derna, which has been declared a disaster zone.
As many as 2,000 people are feared dead in Libya after Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods that swept away entire neighbourhoods and wrecked homes in coastal towns, one of Libya’s leaders said on Monday.
He said the floods have swept away entire neighbourhoods in Derna, which has been declared a disaster zone. Another seven people were reported dead in the coastal town of Susa in northeastern Libya, according to the ambulance and emergency authority.One other person was confirmed dead on Sunday. The man was stuck in his car and surrounded by floods in the eastern town of Marj, according to Walid al-Arfi, spokesman for the government-run emergency response agency in eastern Libya.
Over the weekend Libyans posted footage on social media showing flooded houses and roads in many areas across eastern Libya.Mr Hamad declared Derna a disaster zone after heavy rainfall and floods destroyed much of the city.
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