Death toll
- Middle East
For the first time, IDF admits over 71,000 Palestinians killed in war
After over two years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, senior Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) officials concurred that over 71,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 7, 2023, the first time they admitted…
- Middle East
Iran protests: Activists claim 6,126 killed, govt says 3,117
Dubai: Activists said Tuesday, January 27, that at least 6,126 people were killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests and many more are still feared dead. The new figures came from the…
- World
Spain train collision death toll rises to 39; rescue efforts continue
Adamuz: Spanish police said Monday, January 19 that at least 39 people died in the a high-speed train collision Sunday in southern Spain and rescue efforts were continuing. The collision took place…
- Middle East
Iran eases some restrictions, allows calls abroad as death toll increases
Dubai: Iran eased some restrictions on its people and, for the first time in days, allowed them to make phone calls abroad via their mobile phones on Tuesday. It did not ease…
- Middle East
Death toll in Iran protest rises to 116: Activists
Dubai: Nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy reached the two-week mark Sunday, January 11 as the death toll in violence surrounding the demonstrations reached at least 116 people killed, activists said. The US-based…
- World
Death toll hits 27 after Rohingya migrant boat capsizes off Malaysia-Thailand
Kuala Lumpur: The death toll from a capsized boat carrying Rohingya migrants from Myanmar rose to 27 on Tuesday, after rescuers in Thailand and Malaysia recovered more bodies at sea. The Malaysian…
- Middle East
Over 69,000 Palestinians killed in Israel-Hamas war: Gaza health ministry
Khan Younis (Gaza Strip): Gaza health officials say that over 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far. Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Saturday that the death toll has…
- India
Chhattisgarh train accident: Death toll rises to 11
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh): The death toll in the collision of a passenger train with a goods train near Bilaspur railway station in Chhattisgarh has gone up to 11, officials said on Wednesday. Rescue…
- India
Punjab floods: Death toll rises to 46, crop on 1.75 lakh hectares damaged
Chandigarh: The death toll due to the devastating floods in Punjab has gone up to 46, while crops on 1.75 lakh hectares of land have been damaged in the deluge, officials said…
- Kashmir
2 more bodies recovered, Kishtwar cloudburst death toll mounts to 63
Chisoti: Two more bodies were recovered from the debris in this cloudburst-hit village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, taking the death toll in the natural calamity to 63, officials said, as…
- India
Rajasthan school roof collapse: Death toll rises to 7, 28 injured
Jhalawar: The death toll in the Jhalawar school roof collapse incident where a portion of the Piplodi government school building in the Manoharthana block collapsed, rose to seven while many were left…
- News
Ahmedabad plane crash: DNA test identifies last victim, final death toll at 260
Ahmedabad: More than two weeks after the Ahmedabad plane crash, the DNA test has ascertained the identity of the last victim, and the death toll in the tragedy now stands at 260,…
- World
Myanmar earthquake: Country faces humanitarian crisis as death toll passes 2,000
Bangkok: The death toll in last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2,000, state media reported on Monday, as rescuers and an activist group said it killed several hundred Muslims praying…
- World
Thailand earthquake: Death toll rises to 1700; 32 injured, 77 missing
Bangkok: Thailand on Sunday confirmed that the death toll has reached 1700 and 32 injured, with 77 people missing after a powerful earthquake hit the neighbouring Myanmar, sending strong tremors across Thailand.…
- News
Biden deploys soldiers to tackle Hurricane Helene as death toll mounts to 175
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday informed that he has given instructions to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin to deploy one thousand active-duty soldiers to support ongoing hurricane response and…
