ABUJA, Nigeria—The death toll from floods in Nigeria this year has increased to 603 as local authorities race to get relief items to hundreds of thousands being evacuated from their submerged homes. More than 1.3 million people have been displaced by the disaster, which has affected people across 33 of Nigeria’s 36 states, the nation’s…
Hurricane Ian Death Toll Climbs to 83, Officials Defend Response
MIAMI—The death toll from Hurricane Ian climbed past 80 on Sunday as embattled residents in Florida and the Carolinas faced a recovery expected to cost tens of billions of dollars. The death toll was expected to keep rising as floodwaters receded and search teams pushed farther into areas initially cut off from the outside world….
Death Toll in Pakistan Floods Nears 1,500; Hundreds of Thousands Sleep in Open
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD—Unprecedented floods that have submerged huge swathes of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,500 people, data showed on Thursday, as authorities said hundreds of thousands of people were still sleeping in the open air after the disaster. The deluge, brought by record monsoon rains, has impacted 33 million people out of a population of 220 million,…
Deaths From Flooding in Monsoon Drenched Pakistan Near 1,000
ISLAMABAD—Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and injured and displaced thousands more since mid-June, officials said Saturday. The new death toll came a day after Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif asked for international help in battling deadly flood damage in the impoverished Islamic nation. The monsoon…
Death Toll in Brazilian Floods Rises to 106, 10 Still Missing
At least 106 people have died and 10 are still missing in Brazil, the government said on Tuesday, as heavy rains tore through urban towns in the northeastern part of the country for a sixth consecutive day. The governor of the northeastern state of Pernambuco, Paulo Camara, in an interview with local media, said the…
Death Toll From Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar Rises to 120: State Agency
ANTANANARIVO—The death toll from Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar jumped to 120 on Friday from 92 reported earlier this week, the state disaster relief agency said. The cyclone hit the Indian Ocean island late on Saturday, slamming the southeastern coastline before receding late on Sunday. The disaster relief agency said that of the deaths, 87 had…
Death Toll From Tropical Storm Ana in Mozambique, Malawi Rises to 12
MAPUTO—The death toll from tropical storm Ana has risen to at least 12 in Mozambique and Malawi, authorities said, although officials and aid agencies are still assessing the full impact of the storm that swept through southern Africa on Monday. Mozambique’s National Institute for Management and Disaster Risk Reduction said on Tuesday that eight people…
Philippine Death Toll From Its Strongest Typhoon of Year Tops 400
MANILA—The Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai has crossed the 400 mark, the disaster agency said on Friday, as officials in some hard-hit provinces appealed for more supplies of food, water, and shelter materials about two weeks after the storm struck. Rai was the 15th and deadliest typhoon to hit the Southeast Asian nation this…
Greece: Death Toll From Capsized Migrant Boat Rises to 16
ATHENS, Greece—At least 16 people died after a migrant boat capsized in the Aegean Sea late Friday, bringing the three-day death toll from such shipwrecks in Greek waters to at least 30. The deadly accidents came as smugglers who arrange sea crossings for Europe-bound asylum-seekers increasingly favor a perilous route from Turkey to Italy, avoiding…
Nine-Year-Old Succumbs; Death Toll From Houston Concert Stampede Rises to 10
November 15, 2021
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An attorney for the family of a 9-year-old boy who was trampled at a Travis Scott concert in Houston and was on life support for a week said that the child had died from his injuries on Sunday. The death of Ezra Blount brought the total number of those killed during a stampede at last…
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