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Death toll from Iraq’s wedding fire rises to 119

MOSCOW: The death toll from the deadly wedding fire in Iraq’s Nineveh Governorate has increased to 119 after more than 20 people died from burns in recent days, Sputnik quoted Iraqi news agency Shafaq News report on Tuesday. The agency cited local activists deeply affected by the tragedy as saying that the bride’s father was […]

Death toll in India’s rain-hit Mimachal Pradesh rises to 71

NEW DELHI: The death toll over the past three days from rain-related incidents in India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh has risen to 71, confirmed a senior disaster management official on Wednesday, said Xinhua. Commenting on the disaster situation in the hilly state, Principal Secretary of the Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority, Onkar Chand […]

S. Korea’s heat wave death toll rises to 23

SEOUL: The death toll from this summer’s heat wave in South Korea rose to 23, Xinhua quoted the Yonhap news agency as saying on Wednesday citing the fire authorities. Two additional deaths from heatstroke were reported on Tuesday, and the estimated death toll gained to 23, more than three times higher than seven deaths tallied […]

Death toll climbs to 18 in Ecuadorian prison riot

QUITO: The death toll from weekend rioting at a prison in Ecuador’s port city of Guayaquil has climbed to 18, the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) said Tuesday, reported Xinhua. “We have confirmed the death of 18 inmates following the clashes that took place starting Saturday at the Litoral Penitentiary, in Guayaquil,” the FGE posted […]

Death toll in Indonesia fuel depot fire rises to 19

JAKARTA: The death toll from a massive fire at a fuel depot in the Indonesian capital rose to 19 on Sunday, with three people still missing, officials said, according to the German Press Agency (dpa). At least 35 people suffered serious burns as a result of the blaze at the facility owned by Indonesia’s national […]

Death toll in greece train accident climbs to 57

ATHENS/TEMPI (Greece): The death toll in late Tuesday’s northern Greece train crash has climbed to 57, with at least 10 people still missing, Anadolu Agency (AA) quoted an official as saying on Thursday. Rescue workers, including firefighters, are searching for survivors after passenger train carrying more than 350 people collided with a freight train in […]

26 dead in Greece train collision

WASHINGTON: The death toll from a collision between a passenger train and a cargo train in Elassona municipality in northern Greece has risen to 26. Eighty-five people were also injured, Anadolu Agency quoted Vassilis Vathrakogiannis, the representative of the Fire Service, as reported by Greece’s public broadcaster ERT. Of the injured, 25 are in critical […]

Death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand rises to 11

MOSCOW: The death toll from the flooding and landslides in New Zealand caused by Cyclone Gabrielle has gone up to 11, reported Sputnik, quoting the New Zealand Police. “Police are investigating a death in Crownthorpe, Hastings, reported last night (Feb 18). The person is believed to have died in circumstances related to Cyclone Gabrielle,” the […]

Death toll tops 35,000, global aid continues

ANKARA/DAMASCUS:  The death toll from Monday’s earthquakes in Türkiye has climbed to 31,643, bringing the total fatalities with neighboring Syria to more than 35,000 with tens of thousands injured, reported Xinhua, based on Anadolu Agency Monday quoting the country’s disaster agency. The UN relief chief said in quake-hit Syria on Monday that as the UN […]

Türkiye quake death toll surpasses 12,000

WASHINGTON: The number of people who died in powerful earthquakes in southern Türkiye has surpassed 12,000, a government agency said today (Feb 9). Türkiye’s disaster management agency, Afad, said 12,391 people were killed and 62,914 others were injured in Monday’s quakes cantered in Kahramanmaras province, Anadolu Agency reported. Other provinces in southern and eastern Türkiye […]