A strong storm and floods in japanese Libya have killed at the least 150 individuals in Derna metropolis, in accordance with the Crimson Crescent in Benghazi.
The pinnacle of the organisation within the metropolis, Kais Fhakeri, informed Al Jazeera on Monday that the dying toll may rise to 250 after water ranges within the metropolis rose as excessive as 3m (10 ft).
Dozens are additionally lacking, authorities stated. Othman Abduljaleel, the well being minister of a self-proclaimed authorities based mostly in Libya’s east, stated that at the least 50 others had been lacking because of the storm, which hit the area on Sunday and Monday.
Al Jazeera’s Malik Traina joins us reside from Tripoli, Libya to debate the most recent updates.
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