Death toll from Libya floods exceeds 3,000

Government Health Minister Osman Abdulcelil said in his statement that most of the dead came from the city of Derna. Abdulcelil said thousands of people died in the flood disaster that hit eastern Libya.

The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity of Libya, Abdulhamid Dibeybe, announced that three days of mourning were declared for those who lost their lives in the flood disaster. The Presidential Council of Libya asked brotherly countries and international institutions for help for regions damaged by floods.

The Government of National Unity also held an extraordinary cabinet meeting yesterday and made a series of decisions, including providing aid to disaster-affected areas.

The amount of rainfall in the eastern regions of the country was stated to be the highest recorded in more than 40 years. Storm “Daniel”, which had effects in the central Mediterranean, affected the Libyan cities of Benghazi, Beyda, Marj, Suse and Derna. (AA)