DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—The death toll from a fire at a major oil refinery in Kuwait has been raised to four after two critically injured workers died of their wounds, the Kuwait National Petroleum Company said in a statement Wednesday. The fire, which erupted Jan. 14 during maintenance work at the Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery,…
Insurance Companies Note 40% Rise in Deaths
Insurance companies are reporting a jump in death payouts due to a dramatic rise in the number of deaths. The rise in the death rate is being corroborated by death certificate data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The death rate is up by 40 percent from pre-pandemic levels according to Scott…
Insurance Companies Note 40 Percent Rise in Deaths
Insurance companies are reporting a jump in death payouts due to a dramatic rise in the number of deaths. The rise in the death rate is being corroborated by death certificate data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The death rate is up by 40 percent from pre-pandemic levels according to Scott…
China Underreporting COVID-19 Death Rate by 17,000 Percent, Economist Says
The Chinese regime has likely understated the COVID-19 death toll by as much as 17,000 percent in a systematic data suppression campaign to sustain its political image, an analysis by a U.S. economist has found. That would put the number of COVID-19 deaths in China at around 1.7 million rather than 4,636, the two-year cumulative…
Kentucky Tornado Death Toll Rises to 77, Infant Latest Fatality
An infant has been confirmed as the latest fatality in the aftermath of devastating tornadoes that struck Kentucky earlier this month, bringing the state’s official death toll to 77, Gov. Andy Beshear said on Monday. Beshear told reporters that the infant, from hard-hit Graves County in the western part of the state, died last week….
Death Toll From Gunmen Attack in Nigeria’s Northwest Rises to 43
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—At least 43 people have died following raids by gunmen in Nigeria’s Sokoto state this week, three times more than the initial death toll given by officials, a spokesman for the state governor said on Wednesday. Although the military is conducting an operation to stamp out a tide of violence by armed gangs known…
Haiti Raises Earthquake Death Toll, Passes 2,200
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency said Sunday that the toll from this month’s magnitude 7.2 earthquake has grown to 2,207, with 344 people still missing. The previous figure had been 2,189 on Wednesday. The agency said via Twitter that 12,268 people were injured and nearly 53,000 houses were destroyed by the Aug. 14 quake. The…
Death Toll From Haiti’s Weekend Earthquake Rises to 1,941
LES CAYES, Haiti—Haitian officials raised the death toll from a deadly weekend earthquake by more than 500 on Tuesday after Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt to search and rescue efforts, a delay that fed growing anger and frustration among thousands who were left homeless. Grace battered southwestern Haiti, which was hit hardest by…
Understanding Beijing’s Disaster Response to the Flooding in Central China
Commentary July 23 marked the third day of major flooding in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou in Henan Province. Based on my observations on how the Chinese regime handles natural disasters, authorities would use the first three days to gather data before releasing an official statement. However, top officials would censor information and create their…
‘It’s Terrifying’: Merkel Shaken as Flood Deaths Rise to 188 in Europe
BERCHTESGADEN/BISCHOFSWIESEN, Germany—German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the flooding that has devastated parts of Europe as “terrifying” on Sunday after the death toll across the region rose to 188 and a district of Bavaria was battered by the extreme weather. Merkel promised swift financial aid after visiting one of the areas worst affected by the record…
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