UN says death toll from Libya floods includes 400 migrants

A car destroyed by fatal floods sits on a rooftop in Derna, Libya, September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

GENEVA (Reuters) - A U.N. humanitarian office report said on Tuesday that some 400 migrants were killed in the floods that hit eastern Libya last week, citing hospital reports.

The report quoted the U.N. health agency, the World Health Organization, as saying that 4,000 deaths had so far been reported in Libya by hospitals, including 400 migrants.