Number of deaths in California wildfires rises to 29
BERLIN: The death toll from the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area has risen to 29, according to German news agency dpa. One person died in hospital over the weekend as a result of the “Palisades” fire on the western edge of Los Angeles, the coroner’s office announced on Monday evening. All residents of […]
Death toll from deadly Brazil storms rises to 107
SAO PAULO: The death toll from over 10 days of deadly storms in south Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state has climbed to 107, local authorities confirmed Thursday after seven more deaths were registered. Since the storms began on April 29, dumping record amounts of rain and sparking widespread flooding, Rio Grande do Sul has […]
Death toll in building collapse in South Africa rises to 7, 39 still missing
CAPE TOWN: The number of people killed in the collapse Monday of a building under construction in South Africa has risen to seven, with 39 still missing, authorities announced on Wednesday, said Xinhua. The multi-story building collapsed Monday afternoon in the coastal city of George, located about 400 kilometres east of Cape Town in the […]
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 […]