A UAE search-and-rescue team has arrived in Libya to help survivors of the flooding caused by Storm Daniel.
The plane carrying 34 team members equipped with vehicles, jet skis and search-and-rescue equipment landed at Benghazi Airport on Tuesday evening, state news agency Wam reported.
The flight comes after President Sheikh Mohamed on Monday ordered urgent aid as well as search-and-rescue teams to Libya after floods that have killed more than 2,000.
At least 10,000 people are thought to be missing.
Storm Daniel has caused havoc and flash floods in many towns in eastern Libya, with the worst damage in the city of Derna, where dams were destroyed and floodwaters washed away entire neighbourhoods, authorities said.
A relief plane has already left the UAE, carrying a large amount of shelter, food supplies and other necessities, according to Hamoud Abdullah Al Junaibi of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC).
An ERC delegation is escorting the shipment to help distribute the aid and lead relief operations on the field.
The Libyan Red Crescent on Tuesday said its teams have counted more than 300 dead in Derna, a city which authorities have declared a disaster zone.
The storm intensified overnight after making landfall on the Libyan coast at the weekend, leaving a trail of flooding and destruction, as Egypt now braces for it to hit western parts of the country.
"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," Mohamed Massoud, a spokesman for the Libyan government, told AFP.
Thousands feared dead after flooding sweeps Libya – in pictures
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Before and after pictures after a powerful storm and heavy rainfall hit the country, in Derna. Reuters/ Planet Labs -
A damaged car in Derna, Libya, after a powerful storm and heavy rain hit the country. Reuters -
Members of Libyan Red Crescent Ajdabiya push a vehicle through the mud in an area affected by flooding. Reuters -
Workers at Marka military airport in Amman, Jordan, load a military plane with humanitarian aid for Libya. AFP -
Storm damage in Derna, Libya. Reuters -
A man surveys the damage in Derna after a powerful storm and heavy rainfall hit Libya. Reuters -
An apartment block after floodwaters washed away surrounding homes in Derna, eastern Libya. AFP -
A car crushed against the side of a building in the aftermath of flash-floods in Derna. AFP -
Libyans survey the devastation from floods caused by Storm Daniel in Derna. AFP -
Floodwaters washed away entire neighbourhoods in Derna, leaving thousands of people dead or missing, authorities said. AFP -
People survey the flood damage in Derna, which was most affected. AFP -
Members of the Libyan Red Crescent rescuing people from floods at an unidentified location in eastern Libya. AFP -
Members of Libya's Youth Hostels Association unload medical aid from a plane at Al Abraq Airport, for the victims of the floods. Reuters -
Roads engulfed by floodwater in eastern Libya after Storm Daniel left its mark. AFP -
Thousands remain unaccounted for in eastern Libya amid widespread and heavy flooding. AFP -
The collapse of nearby dams sent a wall of water that 'erased everything in its way', said a survivor in Derna. AFP -
Members of the Libyan Red Crescent working on opening roads engulfed by floods in eastern Libya. AFP -
Damage in Benghazi in the wake of Storm Daniel. AFP -
Devastating floods swept away entire neighbourhoods in several coastal towns. AFP -
A damaged van in Shahat city. Reuters -
Flooded streets in Marj. AP -
A seaside road collapsed after heavy flooding caused by Storm Daniel in Derna. AP -
Flooding in the aftermath of Storm Daniel in Marj. Many of the thousands missing are believed to have been carried away by the waters. AP -
Cars piled on the sea bank in Derna, after being carried away by floodwater. AP -
Cars stacked on top each other, after being washed away by floodwaters in Derna. AP -
A car propped up against a shopfront in Derna. AP -
The damage in Derna is widespread. AP -
Flooding caused by Storm Daniel in Al Mukhaili, Libya. Reuters -
Storm Daniel broke dams and swept away entire neighbourhoods in the east of the country. Reuters -
Streets flooded as a result of Storm Daniel in Benghazi. AFP -
People stranded after Storm Daniel caused heavy rainfall in Shahat. Reuters -
A road in Shahat badly damaged by the storm. Reuters -
A residential street flooded in Marj. AP
