# Death Toll

This week

26th March 2023 - 1st April 2023

# Death Toll

At least 38 now dead following fire at Mexico detention centre near US border

The blaze broke out on Monday night at the National Migration Institute (INM) facility in Ciudad Juarez.

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Wed 8:56 AM

February

February 2023

# Death Toll

More than 50,000 people killed in Turkey-Syria earthquake, revised toll shows

A total of 5,951 people were killed across Syria, while Turkey recorded 44,374 deaths.

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Feb 28th 2023, 4:23 PM

# Earthquake

Key updates: Aid convoy passes into rebel-held Syria opens as quake death toll now above 40,000

Hundreds of thousands of survivors have been left homeless.

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Feb 15th 2023, 7:30 AM

# Earthquake

Death toll from Turkey-Syria quake rises above 35,000 as Ireland gives extra €8 million in aid

Turkish media have reported a handful of people were still being pulled from the rubble.

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Feb 13th 2023, 10:39 PM

# Death Toll

Syrian people 'failed' as deaths pass 33,000 following quake, as UN warns that toll may double

UN relief chief Martin Griffiths said he expected the death toll to at least double.

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Feb 12th 2023, 4:50 PM

# Death Toll

Turkey-Syria death quake toll passes 25,000 as UN chief arrives in Aleppo

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed concern over the after-effects of the earthquake.

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Feb 11th 2023, 4:54 PM

# Rescue Effort

Erdogan admits earthquake rescue effort not as quick as hoped as death toll nears 24,000

Officials and medics said 20,213 people had died in Turkey and 3,553 in Syria.

Chances of finding more survivors have dimmed since the passing of the three-day mark

Experts fear the death toll will continue to rise sharply

Turkish media have reported rescues of young children

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Feb 10th 2023, 9:54 PM

# Death Toll

First UN aid reaches rebel-held areas of Syria as earthquake death toll rises above 21,000

Officials and medics said 17,674 people had died in Turkey and 3,377 in Syria.

Experts fear the number of deaths will continue to rise sharply

Irish humanitarian aid organisations are scaling up their emergency response in Turkey and Syria

The president of Turkey has acknowledged ‘shortcomings’ in his country’s response

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Feb 9th 2023, 9:32 PM

# Rescue Effort

Erdogan admits 'shortcomings' as Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll tops 12,000

The World Health Organization has warned that up to 23 million people could be affected by the earthquake.

The World Health Organization has warned that up to 23 million people could be affected by the earthquake

The death toll is expected to continue to rise

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has acknowledged "shortcomings" in his government's response to the earthquake

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Feb 8th 2023, 9:05 PM

# Rescue Effort

Earthquake death toll passes 7,300 as countries pledge support for Turkey and Syria

Rescuers are racing frantically to find more survivors but their efforts are being impeded by low temperatures and some 200 aftershocks.

Rescuers are racing frantically to find more survivors but their efforts are being impeded by low temperatures and some 200 aftershocks

The earthquake struck early yesterday, bringing down thousands of buildings

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared a three-month state of emergency in 10 affected provinces

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Feb 7th 2023, 7:50 PM

This year

2023

# Senegal

Dozens killed in Senegal bus accident

One official said that 38 people had died and 87 were injured in the accident.

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Jan 8th 2023, 12:46 PM

# Peace Talks

Putin says he's ready for Ukraine talks if Kyiv accepts 'new territorial realities'

A Russian church leader has also called for a ceasefire in order to celebrate Orthodox Christmas tomorrow.

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Jan 5th 2023, 1:48 PM

Last year

2022

# Explosion

Death toll in South Africa tanker explosion rises to 15 as over 320 injured

A ‘fire bomb’ from the explosion substantially damaged Tambo Memorial Hospital, about 110 yards away, authorities said.

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Dec 25th 2022, 1:45 PM

# Death Toll

Indonesian earthquake death toll rises to 162 as emergency workers treat injured people

The magnitude 5.6 quake was centred in the Cianjur region in West Java province at a depth of 6.2 miles.

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Nov 21st 2022, 4:13 PM

# Landslide

At least 36 people die in Venezuela mudslide, the country's worst natural disaster in decades

Dozens of other people are still missing.

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Oct 11th 2022, 7:58 AM

# hurricane ian

Florida death toll rises to 47 amid struggle to recover from Hurricane Ian

Hundreds of thousands of people were still sweltering without power days after the monster storm.

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Oct 2nd 2022, 7:55 AM

# Disaster

South-west China quake leaves 21 dead and triggers landslides

The quake triggered landslides and shook buildings in the provincial capital of Chengdu.

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Sep 5th 2022, 1:12 PM

# Death Toll

Authorities face 'difficult process' to identify victims in Texas lorry trailer deaths

Dozens of bodies were discovered in a truck on the outskirts of San Antonio on the US/Mexico border on Monday.

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Jun 29th 2022, 4:34 PM

# Death Toll

Global Covid death toll ‘may be more than three times higher than recorded’

Researchers estimate more than 18.2 million people may have died because of the pandemic by the end of December last year.

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Mar 11th 2022, 10:16 AM

# Death Toll

Storm Eunice: Four dead across Europe as record-breaking wind speeds batter Britain

The roof of the 02 arena in London was partially blown off.

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Feb 18th 2022, 6:42 PM

# Yemen

Death toll rises after air strike on Yemen prison

More than 80 people have been killed after the attack in Saada province.

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Jan 22nd 2022, 7:57 PM

All time

# Russia

Russia’s daily Covid deaths exceed 1,000 for first time

About 43 million Russians – 29% of the country’s nearly 146 million people – are fully vaccinated.

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Oct 16th 2021, 3:38 PM

# Haiti

Death toll from Haiti earthquake passes 2,000

The quake also damaged or destroyed tens of thousands of buildings in the Caribbean nation.

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Aug 19th 2021, 9:26 AM

# Coronavirus

Global death toll from Covid-19 surpasses four million

The figure is three times the number of people killed in road accidents around the globe every year.

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Jul 8th 2021, 6:45 AM

# pandemic

India's official Covid-19 death toll passes 200,000

Many experts suspect that the true death toll is higher than this.

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Apr 28th 2021, 7:17 AM

# Myanmar

Death toll passes 500 in Myanmar military's crackdown on protesters

World powers have ramped up their condemnation of the military’s campaign against the anti-coup movement.

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Mar 30th 2021, 8:12 AM

# Death Toll

Boris Johnson says he's 'deeply sorry for every life lost' as UK's Covid death toll exceeds 100,000

Another 1,631 deaths were reported today bringing the total to 100,162.

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Jan 26th 2021, 7:20 PM

# Death Toll

Worldwide coronavirus death toll passes two million threshold

The figures have been collated by the Johns Hopkins University in the US.

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Jan 15th 2021, 6:25 PM

# grim record

UK discloses record number of deaths as NHS risks being 'overwhelmed'

Boris Johnson said NHS staff were being placed under colossal strain by the pandemic.

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Jan 13th 2021, 5:19 PM

# Death Toll

Record daily total for deaths in US as coronavirus surges in nearly every state

California has been particularly hard hit.

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Jan 7th 2021, 9:35 PM

# new surge

New surge feared as US virus death toll hits 350,000

The US has reported the most deaths from Covid-19 in the world, followed by Brazil.

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Jan 3rd 2021, 4:03 PM

# DAILY FIGURES

The US recorded more than 3,000 deaths from Covid-19 in a single day yesterday

The situation continues to worsen across the Atlantic.

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Dec 10th 2020, 9:25 AM

# Death Toll

There have now been over 1.3 million deaths from Covid-19 worldwide

Over 53 million have so far been infected.

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Nov 14th 2020, 1:21 PM

# Covid death toll

Coronavirus: UK becomes the first country in Europe to surpass 50,000 deaths

Meanwhile, Italy has recorded 1 million cases of Covid-19 since the pandemic began.

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Nov 11th 2020, 5:55 PM

# aegean quake

Turkey death toll from powerful earthquake rises to 100

Two teenagers on their way home from school were also killed in Greece.

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Nov 3rd 2020, 7:28 AM

# debunk

Debunked: It's false to claim Irish and Italian death tolls are 'miscalculated' and 'inflated' by up to 90%

Variations of the same post have been widely shared on Facebook.

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Aug 28th 2020, 3:52 PM

# Death Toll

US coronavirus death toll hits 150,000

The figure is by far the highest in the world.

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Jul 29th 2020, 10:13 PM

# Death Toll

Brazil digs up bones to make space in graveyards for Covid-19 victims as death toll hits almost 42,000

The country now has the second highest death toll from Covid-19 behind the United States.

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Jun 13th 2020, 8:20 AM

# Covid-19

UK warned to brace for 'many job losses' as deaths pass 50,000

Boris Johnson said the UK government will take an ‘interventionist’ approach to support the economy.

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Jun 4th 2020, 6:58 AM

# Coronavirus

Covid-19 death toll in US has surpassed 100,000

The news comes as only half of Americans said they would be willing to get vaccinated if scientists are successful in developing a vaccine.

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May 27th 2020, 10:55 PM