Civilians fleeing Sirte describe desperate situation

After nearly three weeks of siege, residents of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's coastal hometown Sirte say their supplies are running low, while the sick and injured lack adequate medical care. One nurse said her injured brother could not reach the hospital because of the violence, and a Red Cross team was unable to get there on Saturday.

Some fleeing families readily admit their loyalty to Gaddafi, though fighters for the National Transitional Council appear to be allowing them to leave after searching for weapons. They say loyalist volunteers are responsible for holding out against NTC forces.

Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Sirte.