# Death Toll
This week
1st October 2023 - 5th October 2023
Death toll in Zimbabwean mine collapse expected to rise to 13
Yesterday, hundreds watched in anguish as rescue workers tried to retrieve bodies from the mine.
Last week
24th September 2023 - 30th September 2023
Death toll of Pakistan bombing rises to 54 as local Islamic State group suspected
A suspected suicide bomber or bombers blew themselves up yesterday among a crowd celebrating the Prophet Mohammed’s birthday.
Last month
September 2023
Rescuers in race against time as Morocco earthquake death toll rises to 2,862
A number of foreign nations have offered to send to aid to the country.
Death toll from floods in Greece rises to 15 after four more bodies found
Greece’s fire service said that since flooding hit central Greece on Tuesday it has evacuated nearly 3,500 people. Rescue efforts continue.
At least 40 people dead after military air strike hits Sudanese capital Khartoum
Over 2.8 million people have fled the Sudanese capital, whose pre-war population was around five million.
Death toll from storms and flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria rises to 14
A flash flood at a campsite in north-western Turkey, near the border with Bulgaria, killed at least five people and swept away bungalow homes.
This year
2023
Eight dead in Texas after vehicle strikes bus queue outside migrant shelter
The driver is in hospital after the collision in a city close to the US-Mexico border.
100,000 Russian soldiers dead or wounded in 5 months in Ukraine, White House estimates
The toll from fighting accounts for losses since the start of December, according to the US figures.
At least 85 people killed after crowd surge at Yemen charity distribution
Local officials said that around 50 people were in serious condition in hospital.
Four killed following avalanche in French Alps
The avalanche occurred near Mont Blanc earlier today.
At least 38 now dead following fire at Mexico detention centre near US border
The blaze broke out on Monday night at the National Migration Institute (INM) facility in Ciudad Juarez.
More than 50,000 people killed in Turkey-Syria earthquake, revised toll shows
A total of 5,951 people were killed across Syria, while Turkey recorded 44,374 deaths.
Key updates: Aid convoy passes into rebel-held Syria opens as quake death toll now above 40,000
Hundreds of thousands of survivors have been left homeless.
Death toll from Turkey-Syria quake rises above 35,000 as Ireland gives extra €8 million in aid
Turkish media have reported a handful of people were still being pulled from the rubble.
Syrian people 'failed' as deaths pass 33,000 following quake, as UN warns that toll may double
UN relief chief Martin Griffiths said he expected the death toll to at least double.
Turkey-Syria death quake toll passes 25,000 as UN chief arrives in Aleppo
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed concern over the after-effects of the earthquake.
Erdogan admits earthquake rescue effort not as quick as hoped as death toll nears 24,000
Officials and medics said 20,213 people had died in Turkey and 3,553 in Syria.
Chances of finding more survivors have dimmed since the passing of the three-day mark
Experts fear the death toll will continue to rise sharply
Turkish media have reported rescues of young children
First UN aid reaches rebel-held areas of Syria as earthquake death toll rises above 21,000
Officials and medics said 17,674 people had died in Turkey and 3,377 in Syria.
Experts fear the number of deaths will continue to rise sharply
Irish humanitarian aid organisations are scaling up their emergency response in Turkey and Syria
The president of Turkey has acknowledged ‘shortcomings’ in his country’s response
Erdogan admits 'shortcomings' as Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll tops 12,000
The World Health Organization has warned that up to 23 million people could be affected by the earthquake.
The World Health Organization has warned that up to 23 million people could be affected by the earthquake
The death toll is expected to continue to rise
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has acknowledged "shortcomings" in his government's response to the earthquake
Earthquake death toll passes 7,300 as countries pledge support for Turkey and Syria
Rescuers are racing frantically to find more survivors but their efforts are being impeded by low temperatures and some 200 aftershocks.
Rescuers are racing frantically to find more survivors but their efforts are being impeded by low temperatures and some 200 aftershocks
The earthquake struck early yesterday, bringing down thousands of buildings
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared a three-month state of emergency in 10 affected provinces
Dozens killed in Senegal bus accident
One official said that 38 people had died and 87 were injured in the accident.
Putin says he's ready for Ukraine talks if Kyiv accepts 'new territorial realities'
A Russian church leader has also called for a ceasefire in order to celebrate Orthodox Christmas tomorrow.
Last year
2022
Death toll in South Africa tanker explosion rises to 15 as over 320 injured
A ‘fire bomb’ from the explosion substantially damaged Tambo Memorial Hospital, about 110 yards away, authorities said.
Indonesian earthquake death toll rises to 162 as emergency workers treat injured people
The magnitude 5.6 quake was centred in the Cianjur region in West Java province at a depth of 6.2 miles.
At least 36 people die in Venezuela mudslide, the country's worst natural disaster in decades
Dozens of other people are still missing.
Florida death toll rises to 47 amid struggle to recover from Hurricane Ian
Hundreds of thousands of people were still sweltering without power days after the monster storm.
South-west China quake leaves 21 dead and triggers landslides
The quake triggered landslides and shook buildings in the provincial capital of Chengdu.
Authorities face 'difficult process' to identify victims in Texas lorry trailer deaths
Dozens of bodies were discovered in a truck on the outskirts of San Antonio on the US/Mexico border on Monday.
Global Covid death toll ‘may be more than three times higher than recorded’
Researchers estimate more than 18.2 million people may have died because of the pandemic by the end of December last year.
Storm Eunice: Four dead across Europe as record-breaking wind speeds batter Britain
The roof of the 02 arena in London was partially blown off.
Death toll rises after air strike on Yemen prison
More than 80 people have been killed after the attack in Saada province.
All time
Russia’s daily Covid deaths exceed 1,000 for first time
About 43 million Russians – 29% of the country’s nearly 146 million people – are fully vaccinated.
Death toll from Haiti earthquake passes 2,000
The quake also damaged or destroyed tens of thousands of buildings in the Caribbean nation.
Global death toll from Covid-19 surpasses four million
The figure is three times the number of people killed in road accidents around the globe every year.
India's official Covid-19 death toll passes 200,000
Many experts suspect that the true death toll is higher than this.
Death toll passes 500 in Myanmar military's crackdown on protesters
World powers have ramped up their condemnation of the military’s campaign against the anti-coup movement.
Boris Johnson says he's 'deeply sorry for every life lost' as UK's Covid death toll exceeds 100,000
Another 1,631 deaths were reported today bringing the total to 100,162.
Worldwide coronavirus death toll passes two million threshold
The figures have been collated by the Johns Hopkins University in the US.
UK discloses record number of deaths as NHS risks being 'overwhelmed'
Boris Johnson said NHS staff were being placed under colossal strain by the pandemic.
