Death toll

The death toll from Nepal’s devastating August 26 flash floods has climbed to 1,003, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), as rescue teams continue searching for people still missing in the…
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The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the central Philippines has climbed to more than 140, officials said Thursday, as the scale of devastation in hard-hit Cebu province came into sharper focus after the worst flooding in decades. The…
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The death toll from the collapse of an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia’s East Java province has risen to 36, up from 16 a day earlier, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said on Sunday. Rescue teams continued for a seventh day…
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Rescue teams on Saturday recovered another body from the wreckage of Air India Flight AI-171, bringing the confirmed death toll to at least 260. The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed just 33 seconds after takeoff from Ahmedabad’s…
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The death toll due to the 6.8 magnitude earthquake near Tibet on Tuesday, mounted to 126, AFP quoted Chinese agency Xinhua. Nearly 200 people were injured as the quake damaged several houses, littering streets with rubble. More than 1,000…
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At least 770 Palestinians have been killed and 4,000 wounded in Israeli air strikes since Saturday, the health ministry in Gaza said. Among the dead are 140 children and 120 women. Over 1,600 people have been killed on both sides after…
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At least 19 people, including four soldiers, have been killed and more than 100 are still missing in the Sikkim flash floods even as Indian Army and NDRF teams continue their search and rescue operations through slushy earth and…
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Fighting between the army and paramilitaries in Sudan has killed around 200 people and wounded 1,800, damaging hospitals and hampering aid on Monday after three days of urban warfare. A weeks-long power struggle exploded into deadly…
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Beijing China has declared a “decisive victory” over Covid-19, describing it as a “miracle” and claiming the lowest fatality rate globally amid lingering doubts over how many actually died from the infection given the virus had infected…
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The death toll from an earthquake that hit Indonesia's main island Java last month has jumped by hundreds to 602, a local administration official said Friday, after authorities verified unreported casualties across the worst-hit town. The…
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