death toll

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The death toll from last week's quakes - with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 - has risen to 1,943 with more than 10,000 people injured and tens of thousands more unaccounted for.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Bad Bunny also paid tribute to the people of Venezuela, as the death toll continues to rise in the country following two major earthquakes on Wednesday.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

It’s still too early to draw definitive conclusions for why the damage, and death toll, were so high.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

At least 55 people have drowned in France amid a severe heatwave, the sports minister said Friday, warning the death toll could rise further.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

The catastrophic death toll in the New World was part of a profitable system that was far from unique.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis