Month: September 2023

The death toll has passed 5,300, authorities say, after a Mediterranean storm triggered terrible floods Sunday in Libya. Two dams collapsed in the city of Derna, where waves rose more than 20 feet, sweeping away families and city blocks. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more on the search effort that’s been impeded by collapsed roads and bridges. Then Dr. Nagib Al-Tarhouni joined CBS News by phone to discuss the situation on the…

Tropical storm watches are in effect in Maine and Rhode Island as Hurricane Lee approaches. Meanwhile, storms are bringing wind and hail to Arizona, as rain and a possible tornado hits Connecticut. Stephanie Abrams with The Weather Channel has the latest.

The U.N.’s grim assessment will compound the pain for tens of thousands of people still desperately searching flood debris for their missing loved ones.

Forecasters said Hurricane Lee, which is now a Category 2 storm, is expected to reach New England by this weekend. Hurricane and tropical storm watches have been issued for much of the New England coastline.

The Libyan port city of Derna was hit hardest by catastrophic floodwaters caused by Mediterranean Storm Daniel.

A state of emergency was declared and hundreds were forced to evacuate when up to 11 inches of rain fell in two days in Leominster, Massachusetts, this week. Dean Mazzarella, mayor of the city, which is about 40 miles northwest of Boston, joined CBS News to discuss the flooding.

As residents and emergency workers continued sifting Wednesday through mangled debris to collect the bodies of victims, officials put the death toll in Derna alone at more than 5,100.