The Tunisian Head of Government, Ahmed Hachani, held a phone call on Monday evening with the head of the Libyan Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Al-Dbeibeh, following the storm and floods that hit several areas in Libya, causing human and material losses.

The Tunisian Head of Government expressed to his Libyan counterpart "his sincere condolences to the brotherly Libyan people on the death of a number of its citizens as a result of this natural disaster".

He also expressed his sincere wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured and wounded,

and affirmed Tunisia’s support for Libya by providing all the necessary resources to quickly overcome the effects of the storm and flooding, in line with the President of the Republic's instructions to urgently coordinate with the Libyan authorities to lend a helping hand to overcome this ordeal, according to a statement released by the Tunisian Government.

For his part, the head of the Libyan Government of National Unity thanked the President of the Republic for "this sincere fraternal attitude", noting the "depth of the existing relations between the two peoples and brotherly countries".

The death toll from the floods caused by storm "Daniel", which has swept across eastern Libya since Sunday, has risen to 150, according to Libyan media.

Libya declared three days of mourning on Monday following the ordeal.