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    Death toll from Tropical Storm Ana in southern Africa rises to 70

    27 Jan 2022

    Packing torrential rains, Tropical Storm Ana made landfall Monday in Madagascar before ploughing into Mozambique and Malawi. Rescue workers and authorities across the three countries were still assessing the full extent of the damage.

    Philippine storm death toll hits 150

    03 Nov 2022

    More than 355,400 people fled their homes as Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae pounded swathes of the archipelago nation late last week and over the weekend. More rain was forecast in some of the hardest-hit areas.

    Afghanistan quakes death toll rises to 2,000

    08 Oct 2023

    A powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country's national disaster authority said.

    Afghan earthquakes kill 2,445, say Taliban

    09 Oct 2023

    Janan Sayeeq, spokesman for the Ministry of Disasters, said in a message to Reuters that the toll had risen to 2,445 dead, but he revised down the number of injured to "more than 2,000". Earlier, he had said that 9,240 people had been injured.

    Babies worst affected as Samoa measles deaths rise to 32

    26 Nov 2019

    The death toll from a measles epidemic in Samoa rose to 32 on Tuesday as infection rates continue to soar out of control in the Pacific island nation, official data showed.

    Pakistan struggles to avert danger as floods rise, death toll tops 1,300

    05 Sep 2022

    Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in Pakistan's northern mountains have brought floods that have affected 33 million people and killed at least 1,314, including 458 children, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Agency said.

    Five dead as Iraqi security forces open fire on protesters

    04 Nov 2019

    More than 250 Iraqis have been killed in demonstrations against government since the start of October.

    Death toll from western China earthquake rises to 93

    12 Sep 2022

    A magnitude 6.8 quake hit Sichuan province last week, with much of the damage concentrated in Ganze Tibetan Autonomous Region in the province. Another 25 people remain missing as of Sunday evening, rescuers said.

    25 dead after wedding bus falls into Indian gorge

    05 Oct 2022

    The vehicle was travelling along a treacherous mountain highway in Uttarakhand state when it careened over an edge and plunged at least 500 metres (1,640 feet) with around 45 people onboard.

    10 dead after Indian Himalayas avalanche hits climbers

    05 Oct 2022

    Vishal Ranjan, registrar with the institute, confirmed the four deaths and that the rescue operation "has been stopped for now because of heavy rainfall and snowfall in the region".

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