death toll

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There are no reliable figures for the death toll, but it is thought to be at least 50,000.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Leipzig fire service chief Axel Schuh also gave a death toll of two.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Elsewhere in the region, the death toll from Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon has reached 2,521 people since March 2, with an additional 7,804 wounded, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Some days, many days, only a death toll was announced, prefaced by a reiteration of the general situation.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri