Monday, 8 June 2015

Remains of human limb found in Kedarnath two years after tragedy

June 8

Skeletal remains of a human foot were found lying under a heap of rubble in a structure close to Kedarnath temple nearly two years after a catastrophic deluge hit the shrine and other parts of Uttarakhand...

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23 bodies of Nepal quake victims still unidentified

June 8

Altogether 23 dead bodies still remain unclaimed at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) in Maharajgunj awaiting identification even five weeks after the April 25 Great Earthquake. Eight...

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55 more bodies pulled out in quake-hit Nepal

June 8

As many as 55 bodies, including of four foreigners, were recovered by the Nepal Army and villagers in a joint effort in Nepal's Langtang valley on Saturday and Sunday, police here said. According...

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Malaysia quake death toll reaches 16, search for bodies continues

June 8

Malaysian authorities said on Sunday 16 bodies had been recovered from the country's highest peak Mount Kinabalu after a magnitude 6 earthquake caused landslides and aftershocks. The victims were...

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China completes DNA collection to identify ship dead

June 8

China has completed the DNA collection needed to identify the 432 bodies recovered so far from last week's deadly Yangtze boat disaster. The Eastern Star, mostly carrying elderly tourists, capsized...

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