Death toll

Heavy rains and deadly floods in southern India kill 14, displace thousands

The death toll in rain-related incidents rose to 11 by Sunday, and nearly 7,700 people were evacuated to around 275 relief camps across Kerala, a state government minister said.

Rescuers work on the debris following a landslide near the Meenakshi Bridge close to a tunnel project site in Wayanad district, in the southern state of Kerala, India, July 7, 2026.
This picture shows a flood-affected area after heavy rains in Duyun, in China's southwestern Guizhou province on May 19, 2026.

At least 21 killed in landslide in China's Gansu province as rescue efforts end, Xinhua says

Rescuers search for victims at a collapsed building as one raises a Venezuelan flag following a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean, on June 28, 2026 in Caraballeda, La Guaira, Venezuela.

Death toll of Venezuelan earthquakes surpasses three thousand amid criticism of slow state aid

General view of a demolished building at Caraballeda after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean on June 27, 2026 in La Guaira, Venezuela.

Machado vows to return to Venezuela after earthquake death toll rises to over 1,700


Gaza families wear ID bracelets to avoid burial in mass graves

Mass burials have been authorized by local Muslim clerics.

 Son of Palestinian man Ali Daba, who decided with his wife to split their children up and mark them with bracelets to help identify them, in fear of them being killed in Israeli strikes, shows his bracelet at their shelter in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 24, 2023.

Israeli doctor's plea to Biden: Treatment for captive children in Gaza 

"We have children in Gaza who are not receiving medical attention. No one has visited them, and we have not received any updates." 

 Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza, protest outside the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv.

IDF Gen.: We fought heroically, but had to make up our plans on the go

Goldfus said that the scene of slaughter at the rave party near the Gaza border was beyond any horror imaginable.

 Israeli security forces are seen at the scene where a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a shelter in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, October 9, 2023.

New UN migration chief worried boat deaths becoming 'normalized'

Earlier this month, a dinghy filled with belongings of refugees holding Somalian and Turkish documents and other belongings washed ashore in Netanya, with no expected survivors.

Massimo Sestini’s entry, which took second place in the General News slot, is a colorful overhead shot of refugees packed into a boat off the Libyan coast, prior to being rescued by an Italian naval frigate.

Death toll from fuel depot blast in Karabakh rises to 170 - media

The deadly blast occurred as thousands of ethnic Armenians fled the breakaway enclave after their fighters were defeated by Azerbaijan in a lightning military operation.

 Medics assist a person injured in an explosion at a fuel depot near Stepanakert in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, at the National Burn Center in Yerevan, Armenia September 26, 2023.

Suicide blast in southwest Pakistan kills 57, injures over 50

No group has claimed responsibility for the blast, which comes amid a surge in attacks claimed by militant groups in Pakistan.

 Police officers walk amid the rubble of a damaged building, after a suicide blast in Bara, on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan July 20, 2023.

Libya's flood-hit Derna struggles with corpses in huge death toll, 38,640 displaced

Some residents were frustrated that the country's fractured authorities were not acting faster to help.

 Volunteers carry bodies pulled out of the sea following deadly floods, in Derna, Libya in this still image obtained from a handout video released September 14, 2023

Frustration mounts with Morocco quake aid yet to reach some survivors; toll rises to 2,901

Rescuers from Spain, Britain and Qatar were helping Morocco's search teams, while Italy, Belgium, France and Germany said their offers of assistance had yet to be approved.

United Hatzalah's aid mission on the ground in Morocco.

Cyclone rains in Brazil's south kill 22, leave cities completely flooded

Video obtained by Reuters showed houses in Mucum submerged by rising water, while streets and rivers were also flooded.

 Flooding in Brazil, 2011.

Life beyond death: Doctor unveils post-death phenomena

An American oncologist delves into over 5,000 near-death encounters, seeking proof of life after death.