The Libyan Government thinks the death toll might exceed 40,000 dead but no one wants to say it for fear of making the people angry.'

 Death toll in Storm Daniel-hit Libya 'might exceed 40,000 but no one wants to say it for fear of angering people', ex-civil servant says as King Charles reveals how he and the Queen are 'desperately saddened' over 'horrific' flooding

• Storm Daniel hit coastal city of Derna and other eastern parts Libya on Sunday
• The death toll has so far reached at least 5,100 in Derna alone

• King Charles has said he and the Queen are 'desperately saddened' after thousands of people died following 'horrific' flooding in Libya.

  Storm Daniel hit the coastal city of Derna and other eastern parts of the North African country on Sunday, leading to floods, with the death toll so far reaching at least 5,100 in Derna alone.

  Moin Kikhia, a former civil servant in Libya’s finance ministry and the founder of the Libyan Democratic Institute, told The Telegraph: 'The number of deaths is much larger than first thought but no one has the exact numbers. The government thinks it might exceed 40,000 dead but no one wants to say it for fear of making the people angry.'

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