<p>At least 2,000 people are feared dead in Libya after a powerful storm named 'Daniel' unleashed massive floods in the eastern Libyan city of Derna. The Prime Minister of the Eastern-based government Ossama Hamad on Monday said that thousands were believed to be missing after the torrential rains created havoc over the weekend. The death toll in the matter according to an aid group, the 'Red Crescent' in Benghazi, stood at around 250, however, the worst affected area of Derna remained largely cut off with local leaders claiming that the situation there was 'out of control and a catastrophe', reported the Guardian.</p> <p>A spokesperson for the Libyan army in the east, Maj Gen Ahmed Al-Mismari, suggested that around 5,000 to 6,000 people were missing in the city of Derna which has a population of 100,000. The precise number of the dead is hard to gauge as communications are down and the administration is hampered by a decade-long battle for power between two rival governments, each of which is backed by its own militia.</p> <p>Wealthy Gulf states such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and aid agencies rushed emergency aid to the region. The Guardian cited officials as saying that they needed stretchers, food and water.</p> <p>Earlier on Monday, Mohamed Massoud, a spokesperson for the Benghazi-based administration in Libya, disclosed that "At least 150 people were killed as a result of flooding and torrential rains left by storm Daniel in Derna, the Jabal al-Akhdar region, and the suburbs of Al-Marj," reported news agency AFP.</p>
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