Rohingya death toll at sea in 2023 worst for almost a decade – UN
Dhaka, Bangladesh Reuters At least 569 Rohingya were reported to have died or gone missing while trying to flee Myanmar or Bangladesh in 2023, the highest toll since 2014, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday, calling for urgent action to protect the ethnic minority group. The deaths or disappearances occurred during attempted crossings of […]
Death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza passes 25,000, Gaza health officials say
Doha, Qatar/Gaza Reuters The toll of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since war broke out between Israel and Hamas in October has passed 25,000, Gaza health officials said, while Israeli attacks and street battles raged across the Hamas-run enclave on Sunday. Israeli forces and Hamas fighters clashed in several places, from […]
Ukrainian group says more than 30,000 troops have died in Russia’s invasion
Kyiv, UkraineReuters A Ukrainian civic group said it has confirmed the deaths of nearly 25,000 Ukrainian soldiers since Russia’s February, 2022, invasion by using open sources, and puts the total toll at more than 30,000. Ukrainian servicemen fire a Partyzan small multiple rocket launch system toward Russian troops near a front line, amid Russia’s attack […]
Afghan earthquakes death toll revised to “over 1,000” from over 2,400 by Taliban-run ministry
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters Afghanistan’s disaster management ministry on Friday revised downward the death toll from multiple earthquakes to around 1,000 from an earlier figure of over 2,400, a spokesman said. Multiple earthquakes struck in the western province of Herat on Saturday and Wednesday, destroying entire villages in the war-battered country, many of which were scattered in […]
Libyan flood survivors weigh water shortages against landmine risk
Derna LibyaReuters People whose homes were swept away by flooding in Libya’s eastern city of Derna a week ago faced the dilemma on Sunday of whether to stay and risk infection or flee through areas where landmines have been displaced by the torrents. Thousands of people were killed after two dams above Derna broke on […]
Death toll from Hawaii wildfires drops to 97 – Hawaii Governor
Washington DC, USReuters The death toll from last month’s wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui has dropped to 97 and the number of people missing is now 31, Hawaii Governor Josh Green told CNN in an interview on Friday. Combined Joint Task Force 50 (CJTF-50) search, rescue and recovery personnel conduct search operations of […]
Cyclone Freddy death toll jumps to over 1,000, Malawi President says
Blantyre, Malawi Reuters The death toll from Cyclone Freddy has risen sharply to more than 1,000 people, Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera said on Wednesday, as the southern African nation continues to recover from one of the deadliest storms to hit the continent in the last two decades. People cross a flooded area in Muloza on […]
Death toll from Ecuador landslide deaths rises to 17, over 70 remain missing
Quito, Ecuador Reuters At least 17 people have died from a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Ecuador’s Andean region, sweeping down over parts of the city of Alausi, authorities said on Thursday, as the death toll increased and 72 people remained missing. The landslide struck Sunday night, and on Tuesday, the official death toll […]
Turks ask how a boom town came crashing down in quake
Nurdagi, Turkey Reuters Almost every apartment tower in Nurdagi collapsed or was shattered beyond repair in last month’s earthquake in Turkey – and people are now asking if a building boom in the town in recent decades may have to led to the deaths of thousands of residents. The town’s population swelled in recent years to […]
NZ police reach more people previously not contactable after Cyclone Gabrielle; death toll at 11
Sydney, Australia Reuters As New Zealand starts its long road to recovery following the devastation from Cyclone Gabrielle, the number of people still not reachable has fallen as communications in hard hit areas improve, the country’s police commissioner said on Monday. The cyclone hit the North Island’s northernmost region on 12th February and tracked down […]