As a result of floods in Libya caused by the Daniel cyclone, over 1.5 thousand people were killed.
The Minister of Internal Affairs of the Government in the east of the country Essam Abu Zariba said about this on the air of the channel.
According to him, another 7 thousand people are listed as missing.
Cyclone fell to the north-east of Libya on September 10 and brought to the cities located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea of the City Wind and strong rains with thunderstorms.
The heavy rains caused serious damage to the infrastructure, many residential buildings, hospitals and other civilian facilities are flooded. Operations on evacuation and searching for missing are continuing.