The state of Libya, overlooking the Mediterranean coast, is witnessing catastrophic repercussions as a result of Storm Daniel, which left thousands dead and missing in the Arab country, with the city of Derna in northeastern Libya completely damaged.
Photo from Storm Daniel's disasters in Libya - Source: CNN
The Red Crescent in the Libyan city of Benghazi announced an increase in the number of deaths to more than 250 people, and the loss of several people, while the head of the government in charge of parliament, Osama Hammad, said that the number of deaths reached 2,000 people.
Harsh scenes of Storm Daniel
“Nogoom Masrya” monitors the most prominent scenes resulting from Storm Daniel, especially after Libya declared a state of mourning for 3 days and the media was degraded, in light of the increase in the number of deaths and injuries, and the continued work of the armed forces in the country to save people.
AFTER #Morocco now #Libya
Osama Hammad, Prime Minister of the Libyan Government: The death toll from the floods has exceeded 2,000. #ليبيا #المرصدWe belong to Allah and to Him we shall return ⚠️ #العاصفة_دانيال #إعصار_دانيال #طقس_العالم #StormDaniel #Libya 📷 pic.twitter.com/48dy8dcFqg— KUMAR PANKAJ (@Headlineznow) September 11, 2023
Libya revealed the collapse of dams due to the severity of the cyclone that hit the country recently, amid the declaration of the city of Derna as a disaster area.
قوافل الإغاثة تجد صعوبة في الوصول إلى المناطق المتضررة من #إعصار_دانيال بسبب انهيار الطرق المؤدية #درنة #إعصار_دانيال#العاصفة_دانيال#ليبيا
#ليبيا_تستغيث#هلا_قطر— فؤاد الشايجي (@BrenoOl12678721) September 11, 2023
At the same time, solidarity campaigns were launched in Libya to help people affected by Storm Daniel.
Libya allocates 200 million dinars to places affected by Daniel
The head of the Libyan government mandated by the parliament, Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Emergency and Rapid Response, Dr. Osama Hammad, revealed the allocation of 200 million dinars to municipalities, cities and areas affected by the floods and floods left by the Mediterranean storm Daniel.
Libyan media published a list of the affected places and the amounts assessed for each city.
A severe hurricane hits the country
It is noteworthy that Libya witnessed a severe storm «Daniel» and left more than 2,000 deaths, according to the statements of the Prime Minister, with the northeastern city of Derna declared a disaster area, as well as the country’s flags lowered and a state of mourning for 3 days.
