The aftermath of Mediterranean storm Daniel, which caused devastating floods in Libya on Monday, 11 September, has left more than 5000 dead and over 10,000 reported missing, including 145 Egyptians who were handed over to Egypt by Libya on Tuesday, 13 September. The Tobruk Medical Center announced the names of 84 Egyptians who died due to the storm’s impact in the northeastern city of Tobruk, in Libya. Most of the dead are from Al-Sharif village in Beni Suef. They were buried Wednesday morning following a mass funeral attended by hundreds of villagers. Four of the dead were buried at another funeral in the Nile Delta province of Beheira. In a statement, Egyptian Minister of Endowments, Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, announced that absentee funeral prayers will be held in mosques across Egypt on Friday, 15 September, for the victims of the disaster, as well as the tragic earthquake that struck Morocco, claiming the lives of nearly 3000 people.. A military delegation, led by Egyptian Chief of Staff Osama Askar, arrived in Libya on Tuesday to provide immediate logistical and humanitarian aid in the wake of Storm Daniel. The Egyptian military also sent…
