Death Toll
Death toll in Jordan flood rises to 19 as girl’s body found
Middle East
October 26, 2018
Death toll in Jordan flood rises to 19 as girl’s body found
DEAD SEA, Jordan (AP) — Jordanian rescuers searching the Dead Sea area for survivors of flash floods found the…
Race to get aid to Indonesian quake victims as deaths rise
World
October 4, 2018
Race to get aid to Indonesian quake victims as deaths rise
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Nearly a week after disaster struck, aid workers raced Thursday to get shelter, food, medicine…
Toll of dead from Indonesian quake jumps to 832 dead as rescuers struggle
World
September 30, 2018
Toll of dead from Indonesian quake jumps to 832 dead as rescuers struggle
PALU, Indonesia (Reuters) – The toll from an earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia soared on Sunday to 832 confirmed…
Libya says death toll from Tripoli clashes climbs to 50
Middle East
September 4, 2018
Libya says death toll from Tripoli clashes climbs to 50
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities say the death toll from fighting between rival armed groups in the capital Tripoli…
Death toll of Egyptian Hajj pilgrims rises to 58
Egypt
August 30, 2018
Death toll of Egyptian Hajj pilgrims rises to 58
The Health Ministry has announced the deaths of three additional Egyptian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, likely from natural causes, which…
Rain brings more misery to India’s flooded Kerala as death toll rises to 164
World
August 17, 2018
Rain brings more misery to India’s flooded Kerala as death toll rises to 164
BENGALURU/MUMBAI (Reuters) – The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have killed 164 people and…
Syrian group: Death toll in blast in rebel town rises to 67
Middle East
August 13, 2018
Syrian group: Death toll in blast in rebel town rises to 67
BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian search-and-rescue group says the death toll from an explosion that destroyed two apartment buildings in…
Toll rises in Guatemala volcano as more bodies recovered
World
June 5, 2018
Toll rises in Guatemala volcano as more bodies recovered
Rescue workers pulled more bodies Monday from under the dust and rubble left by an explosive eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego…
Two people dead, three missing in Oman after cyclone
Middle East
May 26, 2018
Two people dead, three missing in Oman after cyclone
Two people, including a child, were killed and three others went missing in the Omani province of Dhofar after Cyclone…
Plane crashes in Cuba killing more than 100, investigation underway
World
May 19, 2018
Plane crashes in Cuba killing more than 100, investigation underway
More than 100 people were killed when a Boeing 737 crashed soon after taking off from Havana in what appeared…