Floods in E. Libya kill over 2,000: eastern-based PM

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Floods in E. Libya kill over 2,000: eastern-based PM

STORY: Floods in E. Libya kill over 2,000: eastern-based PM DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of floods 2. various of the destroyed houses STORYLINE: Osama Hammad, the eastern-based prime minister of Libya, said on Monday that more than 2,000 people were killed and thousands of others went missing after floods hit eastern Libya on Sunday. Speaking to a local TV channel, Hammad said most of the casualties were reported in the port city of Derna, where "the entire neighborhoods were swept away by floods." He called on medical personnel and rescue teams nationwide to provide assistance to the hard-hit city, while the eastern-based Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Gatrani has appealed for international aid through a local TV channel. Local authorities have declared three days of mourning for the victims. The Mediterranean storm made landfall in eastern Libya on Sunday, triggering flooding and destroying facilities along its path. A

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