Rescue teams retrieve hundreds of bodies in Derna, one of the Libyan cities devastated by floods
Rescue teams in eastern Libya have retrieved hundreds of bodies from the city of Derna that's been inundated by devastating floods that killed hundreds CAIRO -- Rescue teams struggled amid devastation in eastern Libya, retrieving hundreds of bodies from the rubble in a coastal city that has been inundated by devastating floods, a humanitarian agency said Tuesday. Authorities estimated that as many as 2,000 people are believed dead in the city of Derna alone. Mediterranean storm Daniel caused havoc and flash flooding in many towns in eastern Libya but the worst destruction was in Derna, where heavy rainfall and floods broke dams and washed away entire neighborhoods, authorities said. Ossama Hamad, prime minister of the government in eastern Libya, said that several thousand people were missing in the city and many were believed to have been carried away after two upstream dams burst. He said the devastation in Derna is far beyond the capabilities of his country. After more than a d...