death toll
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Separately in northwestern China's Gansu province, the death toll from a landslide rose to 21, state media reported Wednesday, a day after it buried 33 people.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
The government updated the death toll on Tuesday to 3,685 and said nearly 17,000 were injured.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez has described the rescue as a "source of hope for our people" as the death toll from two major earthquakes last Wednesday continues to rise.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
As of Tuesday, the official death toll from the two quakes — the deadliest in more than two centuries to hit the South American nation — approached 2,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The war ended with an American victory in 1902 and an estimated death toll of more than four thousand Americans and sixteen thousand Filipino soldiers.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
