Hundreds of bodies found in Libyan coastal city hit by flooding

A car sits partly suspended in trees after being carried by floodwaters in Derna (Libyan government handout via AP)

Rescue teams in eastern Libya have retrieved hundreds of bodies from the rubble in a coastal city that has been hit by devastating floods, a humanitarian agency said.

Authorities estimated that as many as 2,000 people have died in the city of Derna.