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.…

Death toll from US storms rises to 29

Reuters 04/03/2023

The death toll from a violent storm that whipped up tornadoes in the Southern and Midwestern regions of the United States rose to at least 29 over the weekend, according to officials and media reports. In Memphis,…

Death toll tops 20 as storm takes aim at eastern U.S.

Reuters 04/02/2023

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas  – A violent storm packing high winds and heavy rains ripped through Southern and Midwestern sections of the United States as it headed east on Saturday, leaving 21 dead and scores injured, according to officials and…

Death toll from vessel fire off Basilan now 26

Jean Mangaluz, Julie S. Alipala, Leah D. Agonoy - @inquirerdotnet 03/30/2023

UPDATED ZAMBOANGA CITY —The death toll in the fire that hit a Sulu-bound vessel on Wednesday night had reached 26. Basilan Gov. Jim Hataman-Salliman said the count of fatalities increased after rescuers from the Philippine Coast Guard recovered…

Three rescued from Turkey rubble as earthquake death toll passes 45,000

Reuters 02/18/2023

ANTAKYA/KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey — Rescue teams pulled three people alive from under collapsed buildings in Turkey on Friday, 11 days after an earthquake that has killed more than 45,000, left millions homeless, and sparked a huge relief effort.…

Cyclone in New Zealand leaves 7 dead, trail of chaos

Reuters 02/17/2023

WELLINGTON — Recovery efforts continue in hard-hit areas of New Zealand on Friday after Cylcone Gabrielle caused chaos leaving at least seven people dead, displacing 10,000 people in the country’s most damaging storm in decades. Gabrielle, which…

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