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Vietnamese leaders condole Libya over storm damage

By VNA, Reuters   September 13, 2023 | 11:57 pm PT
Vietnamese leaders condole Libya over storm damage
A man walks through the debris, after a powerful storm and heavy rainfall hit Libya, in Derna, Libya, September 12, 2023. Photo by Reuters
President Vo Van Thuong on Wednesday cabled a message of condolences to Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya Mohammed Yunus Al-Menfi over significant human and property losses caused by Storm Daniel in Derna.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh also sent condolences to his Libyan counterpart Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh.

The same day, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son also conveyed sympathy with acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Fathallah al-Zani.

A powerful storm brought a torrent of water that bursted dams above Derna on Sunday night.

Hichem Abu Chkiouat, minister of civil aviation in the administration that runs eastern Libya, told Reuters more than 5,300 dead had been counted so far.

Derna Mayor Abdulmenam al-Ghaithi told Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television the estimated number of deaths in the city could reach 18,000 to 20,000 based on the number of districts destroyed by the flood.

 
 
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