Storm Daniel and floods kill 150 people in eastern Libya

Three days of mourning declared in stricken cities as footage shows people stranded on car roofs

A powerful storm and heavy floods have killed 150 people in the eastern Libyan city of Derna over the past two days and the death toll is expected to rise to 250, the head of the Red Crescent in Benghazi has said.

Footage on social media showed people stranded on the roofs of their vehicles as Storm Daniel hit Benghazi, Sousse, Al Bayda, Al-Marj and Derna, a city on the Mediterranean 150 miles east of Benghazi.