Kristine death toll rises to 110, says national disaster agency

Agence France Presse 10/28/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Rescuers in the Philippines searched a lake and scoured isolated villages on Sunday to locate dozens of missing people as the death toll from Severe Tropical Storm Kristine hit 110. Kristine rammed into the…

Kristine: 85 dead, 158 areas under state of calamity, 5.7M affected

Faith Argosino 10/27/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 158 cities and municipalities were declared under a state of calamity due to the effects of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami). The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council…

Hurricane Helene death toll hits 130

Associated Press 10/01/2024

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene came to light Monday across the South, revealing a wasteland of splintered houses, crushed cargo containers and mud-covered highways in one of the worst storms in U.S.…

Storm Helene: Death toll soars in US, North Carolina reeling

Agence France Presse 09/30/2024

VALDOSTA, United States — The death toll from powerful storm Helene jumped to at least 91 on Sunday, with one county in North Carolina alone reporting 30 deaths, authorities said, as rescuers battled to reach people in…

Typhoon Carina death toll: 34 perished in Luzon says PNP

John Eric Mendoza 07/27/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Carina death toll climbed to 34 on Friday due to heavy rains brought by the typhoon and a southwest monsoon (habagat) that it enhanced. This was according to the Philippine National Police (PNP)…

Earthquake in Mindanao: Death toll rises to 9

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 11/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The death toll due to the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that shook Mindanao on Friday has risen to nine. This is according to data based on the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)…

Gaza and West Bank death toll now 2,383 Palestinians – ministry

Reuters 10/15/2023

GAZA — The death toll in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank reached 2,383 Palestinians dead and 10,814 injured on Sunday morning, according to Palestinian health ministry sources. In Gaza, the death toll climbed to 2,329…

Hawaii fire death toll hits 99, may double, warns governor

Agence France Presse 08/15/2023

The death toll in Hawaii’s wildfires rose to 99 and could double over the next 10 days, the state’s governor said Monday, as emergency personnel painstakingly scoured the incinerated landscape for more human remains. Last week’s inferno…

Maui wildfires deadliest in century as death toll hits 93

Reuters 08/13/2023

KAHULUI, Hawaii — The death toll from the Maui wildfires in Hawaii reached 93 on Saturday, according to the Maui County website, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, with the total likely…

Maui wildfires: Death toll rises to 67 as survivors begin returning home to assess damage

Associated Press 08/12/2023

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The death toll in Maui rose to 67 on Friday as officials confirmed another 12 fatalities from a massive blaze that turned large swaths of a centuries-old town into a hellscape of ashen…

At least 31 killed by heavy rains in South Korea; rescuers hunt for missing people

Reuters 07/16/2023

SEOUL — Five bodies of people who were trapped under a tunnel submerged by heavy rains in central South Korea were pulled out on Sunday, firefighting authorities said, taking the death toll from the days of torrential…

Holy Week death toll reaches 21 in Luzon

the Inquirer staff 04/09/2023

A total of 21 people died while nine others remained missing or injured in different vacation accidents in several places in Luzon during the Holy Week as families took advantage of the lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions.…

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