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  • August 2008

    • 149 Confirmed Dead in Spain Crash

      Associated Press  |  Aug 20, 08 1:44 PM CDT

      149 Confirmed Dead in Spain Crash

      (Newser) - The Spanish government confirms that 149 people died when a Spanair jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Madrid's airport today, the AP reports. Only 26 survived the horrific crash, which tore the aircraft apart to the point that rescue workers said the wreckage didn’t look like a plane and made the victims' bodies so hot they couldn’t be touched. More »

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      Spain  • airplane  • disaster  • plane crash  • death toll  • Spanair  • ambulance

    • 500th US Death a Troubling Omen in Afghan War

      New York Times  |  Aug 7, 08 5:11 AM CDT

      500th US Death a Troubling Omen in Afghan War

      (Newser) - The 500th American died in Afghanistan last month and the grim milestone has helped bring the conflict back to the forefront of the nation's consciousness, the New York Times writes. Afghanistan has long been overshadowed by the Iraq war, but enemy action killed over three times as many Americans in Afghanistan than Iraq last month and analysts warn the outlook is bleak. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • US military  • NATO  • death toll  • Afghanistan war

  • July 2008

    • US Deaths in Afghanistan Hit Record

      New York Times  |  Jul 2, 08 7:54 AM CDT

      US Deaths in Afghanistan Hit Record

      (Newser) - More troops from the United States and coalition countries died in Afghanistan last month than at any other time since the 2001 invasion. For the second month in a row, deaths among American-led forces were higher in Afghanistan, where 46 servicemen died, than in Iraq, where 31 were killed. The greater death toll in Afghanistan comes despite a significantly increased NATO military presence there, reports the New York Times . More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Afghanistan  • US military  • American troops  • death toll  • Afghanistan war  • NATO troops

  • June 2008

    • Philippines Typhoon Toll May Reach 1,000

      CNN  |  Jun 27, 08 7:51 AM CDT

      Philippines Typhoon Toll May Reach 1,000

      (Newser) - The death toll from a Philippines tycoon has climbed to more than 500—and it’s likely to keep growing, authorities say. Meanwhile, 900 are missing, including 669 who were on a sunken passenger ferry, CNN reports. More than 120 of those aboard the boat are confirmed dead, while 56 survived. Relatives are outraged that the boat was allowed to sail in such bad weather. More »

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      death toll  • Philippines  • ferry

    • May Iraq Death Toll Lowest in 4 Years

      Associated Press  |  Jun 1, 08 8:05 AM CDT

      May Iraq Death Toll Lowest in 4 Years

      (Newser) - The death toll in Iraq plunged in May, with 21 US military dead the lowest monthly figure in more than 4 years. Iraqi civilians and troopers also saw a decline, with 532 deaths in May, compared with 1,080 the month before. But in the absence of lasting political agreements, many fear this signals a breathing spell in violence rather than the start of a longer trend. More »

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      Iraq  • troop surge  • military  • Iraq exit strategy  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • death toll  • Iraq death toll  • Iraq violence  • military presence

  • May 2008

    • China Says Toll May Hit 80,000

      Reuters  |  May 24, 08 2:27 PM CDT

      China Says Toll May Hit 80,000

      (Newser) - Up to 80,000 people may have been killed in Sichuan earthquake, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said today, suggesting that hopes of rescuing any of the approximately 20,000 people listed as missing are just about extinguished. The revision came as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited some of the hardest hit regions. Moon praised China’s recovery efforts, Reuters reports, drawing an unspoken contrast with neighboring Burma’s sluggish cyclone response. More »

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      China  • China earthquake  • death toll  • Ban Ki-Moon

    • China Death Toll Breaks 51K

      CNN  |  May 22, 08 7:59 AM CDT

      China Death Toll Breaks 51K

      (Newser) - China’s official earthquake death toll has today topped 51,000, with almost 300,000 injured, and another 29,000 missing, CNN reports. Meanwhile, donations from home and abroad tallied $3 billion, while Beijing pledged another $10 billion to reconstruction efforts, including $3.6 billion for rescue and relief work. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • rescue  • death toll  • emergency aid  • reconstruction  • emergency funding

    • China Death Toll Nears 40,000

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 20, 08 8:28 AM CDT

      China Death Toll Nears 40,000

      (Newser) - The official quake death toll climbed to nearly 40,000 in China’s Sichuan province today, the Guardian reports, as foreign medical teams and equipment arrived on the scene. Relief efforts began shifting away from finding survivors to aiding the more than 200,000 injured and 5 million left homeless. Russia, Taiwan, Japan, the US, Germany, and Italy had all sent rescue workers. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • natural disaster  • death toll  • relief  • aftershock  • panda  • foreign aid  • medical care

    • China Orders 3 Days of Mourning, Will Halt Torch

      Reuters  |  May 18, 08 1:02 PM CDT

      China Orders 3 Days of Mourning, Will Halt Torch

      (Newser) - As the death toll in Monday's 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit 32,500, China declared 3 days of national mourning beginning tomorrow, reports Reuters. The Olympic torch relay will pause for the duration. Rescue efforts are still under way in devastated Sichuan province, but hopes are waning of recovering any of the estimated 9,500 still missing. More »

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      China  • Olympic torch  • China earthquake  • death toll  • Hu Jintao  • torch relay

    • Another Major Aftershock Rocks China

      Reuters  |  May 18, 08 9:39 AM CDT

      Another Major Aftershock Rocks China

      (Newser) - Another major aftershock rattled China this morning, Reuters reports. Thousands fled swaying buildings in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, after the 6.1 shaker, but no casualties were immediately reported. Hundreds of lesser aftershocks have rocked the area since last Monday's 7.9 quake that has now claimed at least 32,500 lives, with some 220,000 injured. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • China earthquake  • death toll  • Sichuan province  • aftershock

    • Quake Toll Could Top 50K

      Reuters  |  May 15, 08 12:39 PM CDT

      Quake Toll Could Top 50K

      (Newser) - The death toll from China’s devastating earthquake could ultimately top 50,000, Reuters reports. Some 20,000 have been confirmed dead, but Chinese officials fear for tens of thousands trapped under rubble, as rescuers contend with landslides, destroyed roads, and collapsed bridges. But even among those above ground, the multitudes of newly homeless people are beginning to strain the resources of relief efforts. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • disaster  • China earthquake  • rescue  • death toll  • survivors

    • Girl Pulled From Quake Rubble After 50 Hours

      CNN  |  May 15, 08 8:07 AM CDT

      Girl Pulled From Quake Rubble After 50 Hours

      (Newser) - A girl was rescued from school dorm rubble last night after 50 hours trapped in the wreckage from China’s earthquake, CNN reports. She was calling “uncle, save me," said a rescuer. "The voice could haunt me for the rest of my life.” The rescue was a bright spot as China reported that nearly 400 dams were cracked in the quake, and scrambled to relieve pressure and shore them up. More »

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      China  • rescue  • China earthquake  • death toll  • relief

    • China Quake Toll Rises to 7,600

      Washington Post  |  May 12, 08 11:16 AM CDT

      China Quake Toll Rises to 7,600

      (Newser) - The earthquake that shook central China has claimed at least 7,651 lives and injured 10,000 more in Sichuan province, the Washington Post reports. In Beichuan county, which accounted for more than 5,000 dead, local news said 80% of the buildings had been toppled.  More »

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      George W. Bush  • China  • earthquake  • death toll  • Sichuan province  • damage

    • 2008 Twister Deaths Highest in a Decade

      USA Today  |  May 12, 08 7:31 AM CDT

      2008 Twister Deaths Highest in a Decade

      (Newser) - With 22 tornado-related deaths in the South over the weekend, 2008 is shaping up to be the deadliest year for twisters in a decade, USA Today reports. With 98 total fatalities, “we are on a pace that continues a record number” of tornadoes since modern record-keeping began in 1950, said an expert. Thus far, there have been 636 twisters this year, officials say, behind only 1999, which saw 669 through May 11. More »

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      natural disaster  • death toll  • tornado  • severe weather  • twister

    • Up to 10,000 Dead in Burma Cyclone

      Times (UK)  |  May 5, 08 1:24 PM CDT

      Up to 10,000 Dead in Burma Cyclone

      (Newser) - As many as 10,000 might have died in the cyclone that struck Burma on Saturday, a government official told foreign diplomats today, and that number could rise yet higher as aid workers pick through the rubble. The death toll, originally estimated at 351, had already been raised to 4,000 earlier today, the Times of London reports. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • storm  • cyclone  • aid  • death toll  • relief

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • US Death Toll in Iraq War Hits 4,000

      Associated Press  |  Mar 24, 08 4:30 AM CDT

      US Death Toll in Iraq War Hits 4,000

      (Newser) - A roadside bomb yesterday killed 4 US servicemen, hiking the American death toll in the Iraq war to at least 4,000, AP reports. Another soldier was wounded in the blast, which came less than a week after the fifth anniversary of the war. At least 61 other people died in attacks across Iraq, including a day-long bombardment of the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • US military  • David Petraeus  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • death toll  • Iraq death toll

  • January 2008
  • December 2007

    • Death Toll in Indonesia Flooding May Top 120

      Reuters  |  Dec 27, 07 12:23 PM CST

      Death Toll in Indonesia Flooding May Top 120

      (Newser) - More than 120 Indonesians are dead or missing after yesterday's landslides and floods, and thousands more are homeless, Reuters reports. A rescue team searched for bodies under yards of mud on steep hills and pulled out 12 with “spades and plows,” said a policeman. Many survivors are living in makeshift shelters in offices, schools, and tents. More »

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      flood  • Indonesia  • death toll  • landslide  • rainfall

    • Caribbean Storm's Toll at 38

      BBC  |  Dec 15, 07 8:32 AM CST

      Caribbean Storm's Toll at 38

      (Newser) - The death toll from a violent storm that ripped through the Caribbean earlier this week has risen to 38 as flood waters recede and rescuers comb through the wreckage, the BBC reports. All but three of the deaths from Tropical Storm Olga were in the Dominican Republic, where tens of thousands are homeless and crops have been devastated. Survivors say the government performed miserably during the storm. More »

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      death toll  • Caribbean  • Haiti  • Puerto Rico  • Dominican Republic  • Tropical Storm Olga

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