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Tropical storm watches are in effect in Maine and Rhode Island as Hurricane Lee approaches. Meanwhile, storms are bringing wind and hail to Arizona, as rain and a possible tornado hits Connecticut. Stephanie Abrams with The Weather Channel has the latest.

The U.N.’s grim assessment will compound the pain for tens of thousands of people still desperately searching flood debris for their missing loved ones.

Forecasters said Hurricane Lee, which is now a Category 2 storm, is expected to reach New England by this weekend. Hurricane and tropical storm watches have been issued for much of the New England coastline.

The Libyan port city of Derna was hit hardest by catastrophic floodwaters caused by Mediterranean Storm Daniel.

A state of emergency was declared and hundreds were forced to evacuate when up to 11 inches of rain fell in two days in Leominster, Massachusetts, this week. Dean Mazzarella, mayor of the city, which is about 40 miles northwest of Boston, joined CBS News to discuss the flooding.

As residents and emergency workers continued sifting Wednesday through mangled debris to collect the bodies of victims, officials put the death toll in Derna alone at more than 5,100.

The city of Derna in eastern Libya was home to nearly 100,000 people when Mediterranean Storm Daniel struck, causing catastrophic flooding. As CBS News’ Holly Williams reports, one Libyan official says more than 5,000 people were killed. The Red Cross previously said 10,000 were missing.

The biggest impacts from Hurricane Lee are expected this weekend in New England. Stephanie Abrams with The Weather Channel has the latest forecast.

While the chances that Hurricane Lee will make landfall in the U.S. are slim, the East Coast will still feel the effects of the powerful storm as it moves north out over the Atlantic. The Weather Channel meteorologist Chris Warren has the forecast.

The devastating flooding in Libya wreaked havoc on the city of Derna on the Mediterranean coast and other places in the northern African nation.

The city has launched an operation to find the large number of crocodiles.

Rescuers in eastern Libya have uncovered more than 1,000 victims after devastating floods from a powerful storm, an official said. The Red Cross says around 10,000 people are missing.

Hurricane Lee, a Category 3 storm, is forecast to bring dangerous surf and rip currents to the U.S. East Coast and impact New England in the coming days. Stephanie Abrams with The Weather Channel has the latest.

At least 2,000 people are dead after powerful storm floods wiped out coastal towns in Libya over the weekend. Authorities have not been able to access the hardest hit area in the coastal city of Derna, where thousands are believed to be missing.