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Storm Daniel to the north of Libya
- Storm Daniel (satellite image shown) causes flooding around the central Mediterranean and the collapse of two dams in Libya, leaving more than 5,300 people dead.
- An earthquake strikes Morocco, killing more than 2,900 people.
- Tharman Shanmugaratnam is elected as the next president of Singapore.
- In Johannesburg, South Africa, a residential fire kills 77 people.
