Gov. Kathy Hochul says 28 people rescued from 'raging water' by first responders in Hudson Valley and Long Island

Images from about 400 miles above earth's surface show left a brown layer of mud and dirt across the city of Derna

Rescuers have trouble reaching worst-hit Derna in the eastern part of the war-divided country, where heavy rains collapsed dams around the city, washing away entire neighborhoods

Spokesman for government in Libya's east says 5,000-6,000 reported missing after flooding, attributes catastrophe to collapse of two dams

Spokesman for Benghazi-based government says floods also caused 'massive material damage' as city of Derna declared 'disaster area,' rain expected in Israel Wednesday

Russia has been shelling areas of disaster-hit region it occupies; Ukrainian survivors claim Moscow's forces only helping those with Russian passports

'Highly unlikely' global community will meet 2030 goal to reduce casualties, damage, says International Science Council; floods and storms, exacerbated by climate change, top list

Minister warns cost of damage to economy, already estimated $10 billion, could be far greater; death toll at least 1,150, with 33 million affected

With vast areas under water, rescue helicopters struggle to find dry areas to land; 1 in 7 people in country now suffering as result of unprecedented monsoon rains

Figure lower than $91 billion estimate for first six months of 2021, close to 10-year average of $74 billion; weather-induced catastrophes including floods, storms are main causes