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01 Sep 2011 10:40

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World: War casualties: Iraq War hits historic low, Afghan War hits historic high

  • 4,464 number of U.S. troops that have died in the Iraq War since fighting began in mid-2003; combat operations ended last year, but training and support staff remain
  • zero number of U.S. troops that died in the country in August; the shocking part is that this is literally the first month without a casualty since the start of the war source
  • » Afghan War in sharp contrast: Part of the reason for the lack of troop deaths in Iraq is that the war in Afghanistan has picked up. There, it was a record month where 66 Americans died — a total which was much higher than it would’ve been due to the deadly Chinook helicopter crash that killed 30 highly-specialized troops.
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20 Mar 2011 11:22

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World: Japan quake: A massive death toll, with thousands more missing

  • 8,450 the official death toll from the quake so far
  • 12,931 the number of people still missing over a week after the quake
  • 118,000 support personnel are on the ground assisting in the recovery source
  • » A huge relief budget, still not enough: The city of Sendai, which is roughly the center point of the quake and Tsunami, has gathered an extra budget of roughly $220 million. Even that will likely not be enough. “No one believes this will be enough to cope with reconstruction,” said a Sendai city spokesperson. “This disaster will cause severe damage to city finances.”
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14 Mar 2011 10:17

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World: Japan earthquake: Death toll likely in the tens of thousands

  • The situation here is just beyond belief, almost everything has been flattened. The government is saying that 9,500 people, more than half of the population, could have died and I do fear the worst.
  • International Red Cross Federation official Patrick Fuller • Describing the situation in Otsuchi, just one of the many towns hit by the earthquake in Japan. Death toll estimates are expected to far exceed 10,000 people, and thousands of bodies have already been found. Remember how we gave that warning about early death toll estimates? This was why.  source
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12 Mar 2011 10:09

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World: Update: The latest Japan earthquake death toll numbers*

  • 637 the current official death toll after yesterday’s quake and tsunami
  • 653 the number of people  missing after the quake broke out in Japan
  • 400+ bodies have been found but are unaccounted for in the totals source
  • * Editor’s note: Please take heed of the note we made last night on death tolls for the current quake. The devastation is just too wide for specific numbers right now.
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11 Mar 2011 20:47

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World: Japan Quake: Some early death toll estimates, with an asterisk*

  • 402+ number of confirmed deaths in the Japanese quake this week
  • 1,000+ could have died, according to estimates by Kyodo News agency
  • 3,000+ homes were destroyed on the coast of Honshu Island alone source
  • * – Why we’re wary of the death toll numbers: The dramatic scale of this disaster does not encourage firm estimates, so we’d like to offer these numbers, which some of our readers have asked for, with a warning: They’re subject to change. This incident is far too huge to offer hard statistics right now. For example: Police in Sendai said that there were 200-300 bodies on the shore at least. Considering the scope of the disaster in Sendai alone, it’s entirely possible that many more will be found. Maybe in a few days we’ll have a better idea.
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26 Feb 2011 10:42

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World: Update: Christchurch earthquake death toll gets deadlier

  • 145 have been found dead in the rubble of the 6.3-magnitude quake
  • 200+ are still missing; most are feared dead from the quake source
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29 Jan 2011 10:39

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World: Egypt death toll estimates: Three sources, three different numbers

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12 Sep 2010 01:17

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U.S.: The San Bruno explosion death toll rises, could get worse

  • seven have died in the freak accident in the San Francisco suburb
  • six more are still missing; hundreds are currently displaced source
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05 Sep 2010 14:37

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World: Dramatic death, damage tolls in Guatemala landslides

  • 36+ people have died in the mudslides
  • 40+ are reportedly still missing in the mud
  • 40k+ are now homeless due to the storms source
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01 Aug 2010 11:12

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World: Flooding in Pakistan reaching an immense level of devastation

  • 1,025+ people have been officially found dead in the flooding
  • 3,000 could be dead in the flooding when all is said and done source
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