MOSCOW. Sept 12 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered condolences to the Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya, Mohamed al-Menfi, on account of the deaths caused by Storm Daniel.
"Please accept my sincere condolences with regard to the numerous deaths and large-scale damage caused by the hurricane and the flood in the northeast of your country," Putin said in a telegram published on the Kremlin's website.
Putin also expressed a readiness to provide all necessary assistance to the Libyan authorities.
Storm Daniel in the Mediterranean caused devastating floods in eastern Libya over the past weekend. Many regions were left without electricity or communications, and homes and roads were flooded. The death toll from the floods is more than 3,000 people, and the number of missing people is estimated at several thousand, the Anadolu news agency said earlier, citing Othman Abdul Jalil, the health minister in the Libyan government based in the city of Sirte.