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Paris (AFP) Sept 12, 2023 - Warmer seas, political chaos and inadequate infrastructure combined with devastating effect in the flooding that has killed more than 2,300 people in Libya, experts said on Tuesday.

By Lefteris Papadimas and Nina Chestney ATHENS/LONDON (Reuters) - Storm Daniel, which wrought devastation across the Mediterranean in the past week, killed 15 people in central Greece where it dumped more rain than previously recorded before sweepi...

Storm Daniel, which wrought devastation across the Mediterranean in the past week, killed 15 people in central Greece where it dumped more rain than previously recorded before sweeping across to Libya where over 2,500 died in a huge flood. As the storm moved along the North African coast, Egypt's authorities sought to calm its worried citizens by telling them Daniel had finally lost its strength. "No need to panic!" Al Ahram newspaper wrote in its online English-language edition.

By Lefteris Papadimas and Nina Chestney ATHENS/LONDON (Reuters) - Storm Daniel, which wrought devastation across the Mediterranean in the past week, k...

Storm Daniel, which wrought devastation across the Mediterranean in the past week, killed 15 people in central Greece where it dumped more rain than previously recorded before sweeping across to Libya where over 2,500 died in a huge flood. As the storm moved along the North African coast, Egypt's authorities sought to calm its worried citizens by telling them Daniel had finally lost its strength. But global warming means the region may have to brace in future for increasingly powerful sto...

Warmer seas, political chaos and inadequate infrastructure combined with devastating effect in the flooding that has killed more than 2,300 people in Libya, experts said on Tuesday.

Satellites watched as a rare Mediterranean hurricane, or medicane, named Daniel swirled above the Sahara Desert, bringing catastrophic flooding to Libya.

Libya’s health minister told reporters that ultimately the number of deaths is expected to reach 10,000.

Reports say one quarter of the city of Derna, home to well over 100,000 people, has been totally swept away.

Warmer seas, political chaos and inadequate infrastructure combined with devastating effect in the flooding that has killed more than 2,300 people in Libya, experts said on Tuesday.Riverside buildings in the eastern Mediterranean coastal city of Derna collapsed after Storm Daniel brought heavy rainfall that broke river dams and engulfed entire neighbourhoods.Daniel formed around September 4, bringing death and destruction to Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey last week.