Overview
- Heavy rains in multiple Libyan districts turned into sudden floods that swept roads and valleys and forced local evacuations, with some hospitals flooded and access routes blocked.
- Libya's health ministry reported 147 weather-related patients treated in regional facilities, including one confirmed death and several transfers to hospitals in Tripoli for advanced care.
- The Libyan Red Crescent and municipal public works teams raised readiness, carried out field rescues, opened blocked roads, and distributed non-food emergency supplies from stockpiles.
- A powerful nor'easter battered the U.S. Northeast, producing coastal flood warnings, widespread power outages for tens of thousands of customers, and hundreds of flight cancellations including about 130 at Boston Logan.
- Airlines offered fee-free rebooking and authorities canceled public events as officials warn that damaged roads, strained hospitals, and continuing high tides will complicate recovery and relief operations.