death toll

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Some estimate the death toll is more than triple that number.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

This week, US President Donald Trump warned Taiwan against declaring independence, the death toll from the outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo continued to rise, and Sir David Beckham became the UK's first billionaire sportsman.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

According to data from the Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center, Brazil recorded 153 air accidents in 2025, with a death toll of 62.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Other agencies place the death toll in the tens of thousands.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

But since the need was so urgent and the death toll so high, the West swallowed its disgust and delivered more than one billion dollars' worth of food to North Korea between 1995 and 2003.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden