Sep 15 New England braces for Hurricane Lee after days of extreme weather By David Sharp, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press A tropical storm warning extended south through Massachusetts, with powerful winds forecast to arrive late Friday in southern New England. Maine and coastal Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were to see the brunt of the storm on Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 4:43 Catastrophic flooding sparks renewed scrutiny of Libya’s divided government By Stephanie Sy, Eliot Barnhart, Teresa Cebrian Aranda In Libya, deep fears are becoming a horrific reality as the death toll from the devastating floods there has spiked to more than 11,000. Thousands are still missing, submerged in the muddy mire or washed out to sea. Stephanie Sy… Continue watching
Sep 14 Flooding death toll climbs to staggering 11,300 in Libya’s coastal city of Derna, aid group says By Samy Magdy, Yousef Murad, Associated Press The Libyan Red Crescent says that the death toll from floods in the eastern Libyan city of Derna has soared to 11,300. The Secretary General of the aid group says a further 10,100 people are reported missing in the coastal… Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 4:55 Aid workers struggle to reach city in Libya where catastrophic flooding killed thousands By Ali Rogin, Eliot Barnhart Scenes of biblical devastation, the dead stacked in the streets and aid for the living too slow in arriving. That is the situation in North Africa where at least 5,100 are dead from flooding in Libya. The mayor of one… Continue watching
Sep 13 Death toll from devastating floods in Libyan city surpasses 5,100 dead By Samy Magdy, Yousef Murad, Associated Press The U.N. migration agency says that more than 30,000 people have been left homeless by the destruction. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 5:26 Thousands dead after earthquake and flooding in North Africa By Alex Cadier, Alexis Cox, Teresa Cebrián Aranda Relief workers are responding to dual disasters in North Africa. The death toll in the Morocco earthquake has topped 2,900 while Libya counts at least 5,300 killed in catastrophic flooding. Special correspondent Alex Cadier reports. Continue watching
Sep 12 Floods devastate eastern Libya, thousands missing and feared dead By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The destruction came to Derna and other parts of eastern Libya on Sunday night, when Mediterranean storm Daniel pounded the coast. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 6:52 News Wrap: 2,000 feared dead following flooding in Libya In our news wrap Monday, the Red Cross says up to 2,000 people may be dead after flooding from a powerful storm hit eastern Libya, the U.S. marked 22 years since the attacks of September 11, the FDA approved new… Continue watching
Sep 11 Thousands feared dead after flooding in eastern Libya, prime minister says By Samy Magdy, Associated Press In a phone interview with al-Masar television station Monday, Prime Minister Ossama Hamad said that 2,000 were feared dead in the eastern city of Derna, and thousands of others are believed missing. Continue reading
Sep 08 People saved from houses in Greece as river bursts its banks and floodwaters rise By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Flooding triggered by rainstorms also hit neighboring Bulgaria and Turkey, killing a total of 22 people in all three countries since the rains began Tuesday. Continue reading