Hundreds feared dead after storm, floods hit Libya

Deadly storm winds and heavy floods hit Libya over the past two days, with estimates of fatalities ranging from hundreds to thousands of people, senior officials said on Monday.

The head of Libya’s eastern government, Osama Hamad, said more than 2,000 people had died in the coastal city of Derna and thousands more were missing. The head of the Red Crescent aid group in the region said Derna’s toll was expected to hit 250.