BENGHAZI: At least 150 people were killed when freak floods hit eastern Libya, officials said on Monday (Sep 11), after storm Daniel swept the Mediterranean, its torrential rains earlier lashing Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece. Images filmed by residents of the Libyan disaster area showed massive mudslide
BENGHAZI: At least 150 people were killed when freak floods hit eastern Libya, officials said on Monday , after storm Daniel swept the Mediterranean, its torrential rains earlier lashing Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece.
While media outlets in eastern Libya have largely picked up on Hamad's remarks, separate tolls reported from various areas add up to far lower figures. Hundreds of residents were still believed to be trapped in difficult-to-reach areas as rescuers, backed by the army, were trying to come to their aid.He said Hamad and the head of a rescue committee as well as other ministers had travelled to Derna to evaluate the extent of the damage.
The National Petroleum Company, whose main oilfields and terminals are in eastern Libya, declared"a state of maximum alert" and suspended flights between production sites where activity was drastically reduced. Presidential Council chief Mohamed al-Manfi called late Monday in a statement on Facebook for"help from brotherly and friendly countries and international organisations".The storm struck eastern Libya on Sunday afternoon, hitting especially the coastal town of Jabal al-Akhdar but also Benghazi, where a curfew was declared and schools closed for several days.
Two rival governments based in the west and east have been vying for power, with deadly conflict occasionally erupting.
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