Turkiye-Syria quake death toll passes 8,000 mark
HATAY (Turkiye): The death toll from Monday’s devastating earthquakes in southern Türkiye rose to 5,894, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said early today (Feb 8). Speaking at a news conference, Oktay put the number of injured from the massive quakes centered in Kahramanmaras province at 34,810. “The loss of every citizen deeply saddens us,” Anadolu […]
Death toll in India bridge collapse rises to 141
NEW DELHI: The death toll from the collapse of a suspension bridge in India’s western Gujarat state has risen to 141, according to an official. Devendrasinh Jadeja, a senior fire department official in Morbi district, told Anadolu Agency the rescue operation continued overnight and the death toll has reached 141 as of Monday morning. “The […]
Pakistan monsoon flooding death toll tops 1,000
ISLAMABAD: The death toll from monsoon flooding in Pakistan since June has reached 1,033, according to figures released Sunday by the country’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). It said 119 people had died in the previous 24 hours as heavy rains continued to lash parts of the country. The annual monsoon is essential for irrigating […]
Death toll from Iraqi shrine collapse rises to seven
DOHA: At least seven people, including children, died in the city of Karbala in central Iraq, after the Qattarat al-Imam Ali shrine was hit by a landslide, the Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said on Monday. “Seven bodies including women and children were found by rescue workers, and the hunt for the missing is still […]
State records 15 fatalities between Sept 17 – 22
BY PETRONELLA FELIX KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) reported 15 Covid-19 fatalities in the state between Sept 17 and 22. Three of the fatalities were recorded on Sept 17, involving a 90-year-old man from Sri Aman, and a man and a woman from Sibu aged 60 and 70 respectively. Another death was recorded […]
Three new deaths bring toll to 462
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded three new deaths related to Covid-19 infection today (July 31), raising the death toll to 462. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the 460th death was a woman aged 83 from Kuching District. It said the woman passed away at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) and she had been confirmed as Covid-19 […]
Pakistan train crash death toll rises to 36
ISLAMABAD: The death toll from a head-on collision between two passenger trains in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province has increased to 36 yesterday morning (June 6) with over 50 others injured, local media and officials said. Divisional Transport Officer of Pakistan Railways in Sukkur division Sajjad Wagho told Xinhua news agency that the collision took place […]
Three new deaths bring toll to 252
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded three new Covid-19 fatalities yesterday (May 23), bringing the state’s death toll to 252. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said the 250th death was Case 35,280, a 73-year-old local woman who was treated at Bintulu Hospital for breathing difficulties. “The case was found symptomatic with fever, body fatigue […]
Five new deaths bring toll to 230
KUCHING: Five new Covid-19 deaths were recorded in the state on Tuesday (May 18), bringing the death toll to 230. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said three of the death cases were reported in Kapit district and the rest in Sibu district. It said the 226th death involved a 51-year-old local woman who had been […]
4,113 new Covid cases, 34 deaths nationwide today
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 4,113 new Covid-19 cases were reported today, a slight drop from the 4,855 infections recorded yesterday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a post on his official Twitter account, also said that 4,190 recovery cases were recorded overnight. “Of the new cases today, 4,112 were local transmissions […]
