At least 150 killed, hundreds more feared dead as Storm Daniel sweeps Libya

At least 2,000 people are feared dead in Derna, after a powerful storm and floods hit the city in eastern Libya.

At least 2,000 people are feared dead in Derna, after a powerful storm and floods hit the city in eastern Libya.

That is according to he prime minister of a self-proclaimed government based in eastern Libya, Osama Hamad. He added on Monday that thousands were missing, but did not cite where his figures had come from.

The head of the Red Crescent in Benghazi, Kais Fhakeri, has confirmed that Storm Daniel has killed at least 150 people dead in Derna, after water levels in the city rose as high as three metres (10 feet).

Two dams have also collapsed in the city, the Derna municipal council has said, and videos posted online show entire residential blocks destroyed along Wadi Derna, a river that runs down from the mountains through the city centre.

Footage on social media showed people stranded on the roofs of their vehicles as Storm Daniel hit the cities of Benghazi, Susa, Bayda, al-Marj and Derna on Sunday and Monday.