This blog is now closed. Thank you for joining us. These were the updates on Storm Daniel as it struck parts of eastern Libya on Monday, September 11.
This blog is now closed. Thank you for joining us. These were the updates on Storm Daniel as it struck parts of eastern Libya on Monday, September 11.
- The Red Crescent in Benghazi says Storm Daniel has killed at least 150 people in the eastern city of Derna.
- The death toll is expected to climb after water levels in the city rose as high as three metres (10 feet).
- At least 2,000 people are feared dead in Derna, according to the prime minister of a self-proclaimed government based in eastern Libya, Osama Hamad.
- Other affected areas include the cities of Benghazi, Susa, Bayda and al-Marj.