Tripoli: deadly floods with casualty reports still differing
Torrential rainfall flooded Tripoli, Libya, on 13 October 2026. Reuters reports two deaths, while Gulf News reports three; the consulted figures do not establish a final toll.
Reuters, citing Jumhouria Bank and the Tripoli Red Crescent, reports that a bank employee died from an electric shock. The agency also describes a man found in a submerged car, according to a local television station.
Authorities cut electricity in areas affected by rising water, according to Reuters, Anadolu and AFP reporting carried in Arabic by Al Araby. The latter also describes the closure of the ring road and the deployment of services to remove water from streets.
Gulf News reports at least three deaths while noting that authorities have not released a final toll.