STORY: Egypt declares 3-day mourning after natural disasters hit Morocco, Libya
DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:48
LOCATION: Cairo
CATEGORY: POLITICS/OTHERS

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1. various of the Presidential palace 
2. various of the meeting between President Sisi and military leaders

STORYLINE:

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday declared a three-day mourning to show solidarity with Morocco and Libya after the two countries were hit by natural disasters, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement.

Sisi extended his and the Egyptian people's sincere condolences to the victims of the earthquake in Morocco and the storm in Libya, the statement said.

The Egyptian president instructed the Armed Forces to send humanitarian aid to both countries, it added.

According to the latest statement released by the Moroccan government on Tuesday, the death toll from the devastating earthquake in Morocco has risen to 2,901, and the injuries to 5,530. 

The death toll has risen to 3,060 from the devastating floods that struck Libya's eastern city of Derna on Sunday, while 5,200 others remain missing, said Libya's eastern-based Interior Ministry on Tuesday.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo.
(XHTV)