Daniel Cyclone Death Toll in Derna City Jumps to 7700

The Libyan Authority of Relief in Derna announced, Friday, that the death toll from Derna's floods in the city to 7700, in addition to the presence of 8000 missing.

The authority added that there are strong attempts to identify the victims whose bodies were thrown to the beach.

It highlighted that there are hopes to find more survivors beneath the debris of the destroyed homes, continuing that there are dozens of homes were swept to the sea with their residents.

The Libyan Red Cross said that the number of Daniel Cyclone and floods the death toll that swept Derna jumped to 11300.

Marie El Darsi, the Chief of the Red Crescent, told Sky News that more than 10,000 are still missing.

In the same context, Derna director Abdel Moniem El Ghaithi said that the death toll would jump to 20,000.

Earlier, the Mediterranean storm "Daniel" hit several areas in eastern Libya, most notably the cities of Benghazi, Al-Bayda, Al-Marj, in addition to Susah and Derna.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Libyan parliament reported that the death toll from Hurricane "Daniel" and the accompanying floods had risen to at least 7,000 victims.

The casualty count is preliminary, and it is expected to increase in the coming hours.