# Death Toll

This month

September 2023

# Rescue Effort

Rescuers in race against time as Morocco earthquake death toll rises to 2,862

A number of foreign nations have offered to send to aid to the country.

14.2k

Updated

Sep 11th 2023, 8:49 PM

# Rescue Effort

Death toll from floods in Greece rises to 15 after four more bodies found

Greece’s fire service said that since flooding hit central Greece on Tuesday it has evacuated nearly 3,500 people. Rescue efforts continue.

11.4k

Sep 10th 2023, 7:50 PM

# Death Toll

At least 40 people dead after military air strike hits Sudanese capital Khartoum

Over 2.8 million people have fled the Sudanese capital, whose pre-war population was around five million.

5.4k

Updated

Sep 10th 2023, 4:40 PM

# Flooding

Death toll from storms and flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria rises to 14

A flash flood at a campsite in north-western Turkey, near the border with Bulgaria, killed at least five people and swept away bungalow homes.

8.2k

Sep 7th 2023, 10:59 AM

This year

2023

# Texas

Eight dead in Texas after vehicle strikes bus queue outside migrant shelter

The driver is in hospital after the collision in a city close to the US-Mexico border.

16.1k

May 8th 2023, 5:55 AM

# casualties

100,000 Russian soldiers dead or wounded in 5 months in Ukraine, White House estimates

The toll from fighting accounts for losses since the start of December, according to the US figures.

12.3k

May 2nd 2023, 7:35 AM

# Yemen

At least 85 people killed after crowd surge at Yemen charity distribution

Local officials said that around 50 people were in serious condition in hospital.

10.3k

Updated

Apr 20th 2023, 1:01 PM

# southeast france

Four killed following avalanche in French Alps

The avalanche occurred near Mont Blanc earlier today.

21.2k

Apr 9th 2023, 4:26 PM

# 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.

8.0k

Mar 29th 2023, 8:56 AM

# 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.

4.5k

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.

16.1k

Updated

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.

23.8k

Updated

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.

23.3k

Updated

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.

12.9k

Updated

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

16.6k

Updated

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

19.8k

Updated

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

35.8k

Updated

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

31.7k

Updated

Feb 7th 2023, 7:50 PM

# Senegal

Dozens killed in Senegal bus accident

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

10.4k

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.

25.8k

Updated

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.

17.6k

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.

9.6k

Updated

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.

4.2k

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.

16.0k

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.

7.7k

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.

12.3k

Updated

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.

8.1k

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.

27.8k

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.

15.0k

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.

18.5k

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.

6.4k

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.

10.3k

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.

11.6k

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.

6.5k

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.

24.3k

Updated

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.

11.5k

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.

41.5k

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.

50.9k

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.

43.9k

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.

15.2k

Dec 10th 2020, 9:25 AM