ATHENS/LONDON: Storm Daniel, which wrought devastation across the Mediterranean in the past week, killed 15 people in central Greece where it dumped more rain than previously recorded before sweeping across to Libya where ov
As the storm moved along the North African coast, Egypt's authorities sought to calm its worried citizens by telling them Daniel had finally lost its strength."No need to panic!" Al Ahram newspaper wrote in its online English-language edition.
At least 10,000 people were feared missing, according to the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Libya, which has endured more than a decade of chaos and conflict and which still does not have a central government that can reach across the country, is particularly at risk.
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