Than 1,000 bodies had now been recovered in the worst hit city, derna. Widespread flooding and mudslides caused by torrential rain destroyed many roads and homes. Thousands of people are still missing. Much of the country has been declared a Disaster Zone and three days of mourning have begun. A minister in the eastern government which is not internationally recognised said more than 1,000 bodies had now been recovered in the worst hit city, derna. The eastern cities of benghazi and al marj are also among the worst hit. The death toll is huge and might reach the 2,000. But we dont have a definite number. We confirm from independent sources of information that the number of missing people is hitting 10,000 persons so far. Anna foster has the latest. A torrent of water. The devastation is clear to see. The death toll is the harder to quantify. The red cross say as many as 10,000 people are missing. But in a country without a single functioning government getting information is hard. Sinc
In the city of benghazi along with three planes full of aid. Another egyptian aircraft is on hand to help evacuate some of the many injured across the storm stricken region. Earlier i spoke to dr hani shennib, an american citizen from the badly affected area of derna. He is president of the National Council on us libya relations. We woke up on the shock of what is happening in 10 too. It took a while for them to recognise that the destruction that occurred in derna is much more pronounced then what was initially reported. So that was a major catastrophe in a country thatis a major catastrophe in a country that is divided, and a country that has zero preparation for disaster relief. And blocked out completely from the world as its roads and communication tools and so on are absent. There is no cell phones, no internet access. No physical access. There are helicopters kind of flying around the city at this point, but as far as i know, as of less than 30 minutes ago, no serious supplies h
Are reported to be missing. Much of the country has been declared a Disaster Zone and three days of mourning have already begun. The un has said, they are deeply concerned by the situation and are mobilizing emergency teams. What began with a huge storm led to widespread flooding and then the collapse of two major dams. More than a thousand bodies have now been recovered in the worst hit city, derna. And the eastern cities of benghazi and al marj are also badly affected. Aid agencies and neighbouring countries like egypt are sending help. Tamer ramadan of the International Federation of red cross and red crescent societies says the death toll is likely to increase dramatically. The death toll is huge. It might reach 2000 really but we dont have a definite number right now. Weve confirmed from independent sources of information that number of missing people is hitting 10,000 persons so far. Lots of videos of the flooding in libya have been posted on social media. Anna foster has been wo
mr biden said that while those deaths lead to a debate here in the uk whether the government should suspend arms sales to israel. more than 600 legal experts, in fact, have written to the prime minister, rishi sunak, saying exports must end because the uk risks breaking international law. earlier we spoke to one of the signitaries of this letter, he says that patients for western allies with israel does appear to be running out. we allies with israel does appear to be running out- allies with israel does appear to be runnin out. . ., , . . . running out. we have seen a gradual tou~~henin running out. we have seen a gradual toughening of running out. we have seen a gradual toughening of the running out. we have seen a gradual toughening of the rhetoric running out. we have seen a gradual toughening of the rhetoric and - toughening of the rhetoric and public toughening of the rhetoric and public and toughening of the messages in private both from washington and from lond
stories. hello everyone. i m don lemon. you re in the cnn newsroom. we re going to get you up to speed on today s headlines. former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky is under suicide watch this hour in pennsylvania s center county jail. sandusky will be sentenced in about 90 days. he had no reaction and kept a blank expression after last night s conviction on 45 counts of child sex abuse. a full update on today s developments just minutes away. and this is just in to cnn to the severe weather center. they are tracking a new tropical storm in the gulf of mexico right now and some of the other bands are creating a threat of tornadoes in southwest florida. tropical storm debby is packing winds of up to at least 39 miles per hour. the storm has an uncertain track and could threaten anywhere from texas to florida in the next 48 hours. we ll update you. a bloody wave of violence continues in syria this evening as dozens more people have been killed. at least 75 p