UAE expresses solidarity with Libya over storm victims

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The UAE expressed its solidarity with Libya over the victims of the floods attributable to Storm Daniel, which made landfall within the North African nation over the weekend.

In an announcement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed its condolences and sympathy to the nation and its folks, and to the households of the victims of this tragedy.

#UAE expresses solidarity with #Libya and provides condolences over storm victims 

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— MoFA وزارة الخارجية (@mofauae) September 11, 2023

The highly effective storm and heavy floods have killed a minimum of 150 folks within the jap metropolis of Derna during the last two days and the loss of life toll is anticipated to rise, the top of the Red Crescent in Benghazi mentioned on Monday.

Footage on social media confirmed folks stranded on the roofs of their automobiles as Storm Daniel hit Benghazi, Sousse, Al Bayda, Al-Marj and Derna, a metropolis on the Mediterranean some 250 km east of Benghazi.