LUOSHUI TOWN, China – China warned the death toll from this week’s earthquake could soar to some 50,000, while the government issued a rare public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster. Rescue workers broke through key roads to the epicenter in the race to find survivors. More than […]
Death toll in Jaipur blasts mounts to 80 : INDIA
More than 80 people were killed and 150 others injured in 7 bomb blasts in different places of Rajasthan’s city Jaipur on Tuesday evening. The state Interior Minister Gulab Roy confirmed the death of 80 people and the hospital sources have confirmed that more than 150 injured have been brought for the treatment. According to […]
Bodies Line Streets of Dujiangyan, China as Quake Death Toll Tops 12,000
The Associated Press reports that bodies under sheets are lining the streets of Dujiangyan the city in the Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China where a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit on Monday. The death toll now tops 12,000, with thousands more trapped beneath buildings. Many are now sleeping outside in makeshift tents because they fear their […]
Death Toll From Myanmar Cyclone Soars
Update In the wake of Myanmar’s Cyclone Nargis, aid workers believe up to 50,000 may be dead and 1-2 million are homeless. Already financial aid is flowing into the country, with President Bush making a personal statement of support. The official death toll count is now at 22,500 people Background For those wondering the definition […]
Darfur Death Toll May Have Surpassed 200,000 To 300,000
A new estimate on Darfur’s death toll has been released from the United Nations. Instead of the possibly death toll being at 200,000, it is at 300,000. This is a major difference between this estimate and the original estimate. While the death toll is at the six figures, the number of those displaced is in […]
US Soldier Weighs In on 4,000 US Death Toll Mark
Lieutenant Sean Walsh writes a commentary in regards of the US death toll in Iraq which has reached the 4,000 mark. Like many others, Lt. Walsh finds this as a tragic milestone in the war that is going on in Iraq. He writes that the 4,000 mark has made him think about everything in regards […]
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