Up to 15,000 people were killed and seven million lives left devastated by the cyclone in Bangladesh last week, aid agencies have said as the full extent of the disaster became clear. The Bangladeshi Red Crescent Society, the country’s main humanitarian group, said that more than 3,000 bodies had already been recovered from villages shattered […]
China mine blast; the death toll reached 104
The death toll from a coal mine gas blast in north China has risen to 104 after rescuers found 34 bodies overnight, state television reported on Friday. The explosion hit the Xinyao mine in coal-rich Shanxi province late on Wednesday, but the managers did not report it until five hours later and instead tried to […]
Bangladesh says cyclone death toll to top 4 000
The final toll from Cyclone Sidr was likely to be more than 4 000 as hundreds of fishermen are still missing in Bangladesh, the army said on Thursday. Armed forces spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Faruque Hussain, giving updated figures, said 3 256 bodies had been found and that 880 people were missing and feared dead. Officials had earlier […]
Cyclone death toll in Bangladesh could top 10,000
Aid groups are still working to reach the most isolated and remote victims of a powerful cyclone that struck Bangladesh on Thursday, killing more than 3,100. The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society has warned that the death toll could climb as high as 10,000 when all the deaths are finally reported. The official death toll rose […]
Bangladesh: The death toll is climbing to 10000
The deadly cyclone Sidr attack suspects to exceed the death toll more than 10000 says the chairman of Bangladesh Red Crescent. More over the authorities have not been able to figure out the exact number of disaster victims. Up to now, the report says that the cyclone took around 2300 lives. Many are missing which […]
Bangladesh cyclone death toll tops 500
A severe cyclone has killed more than 500 people in Bangladesh and left thousands injured or missing, triggering an international relief effort to help the country cope with its latest disaster. Local officials and Red Crescent workers said 508 deaths had been confirmed. Hundreds more were injured or missing after Cyclone Sidr struck last night. […]
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