Torrential rains in Libya's Tripoli kill two

TRIPOLI, Oct ‌13 (Reuters) - Torrential ​downpours ​flooded the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Tuesday, killing ‌two people, according to a ⁠statement by authorities and a local ‌TV channel.

• Jumhouria Bank ‌said an employee died due to an electrical shock. The Tripoli ​Red Crescent said in a statement it recovered the man's ⁠body during the flooding.

• Rescue teams recovered ​the body of another man from his car, which was submerged ​in the floodwaters, ‌according to a local TV station.

• Fadel Abu Arqoub, ⁠the mayor of Central Tripoli, told the TV station that the ⁠rain lasted for 2-1/2 hours and that ​the situation was catastrophic.

• The state-owned electricity company said it cut off power as ‌a precaution in certain areas where rising water reached ‌homes.

• Eyewitnesses said the floodwaters ⁠inundated roads ‌and submerged numerous ​vehicles.

(Reporting by Ahmed Elumami in Tripoli; Editing by Matthew ‌Lewis)

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