Thursday, 11 June 2015

Post-mortem on 22 bodies from death camps completed so far

June 11

22 bodies recovered from the abandoned migrant camps close to the Perlis-Thai border have been completed so far, police say. Perlis police chief SAC Shafie Ismail said of the 22 bodies, 14 were...

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37 Bodies Recovered, Many Still Missing In Cameroon Boat Wreck

June 11

Thirty seven bodies have been recovered after an accident that occurred last Saturday involving two boats carrying over 200 passengers along river Benue in northern Cameroon. Reports quoted official...

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China: Morticians volunteer for somber task of preparing the bodies of the 434 Eastern Star victims

June 11

More than 100 morticians have gathered in Jianli county, Hubei province, to complete the somber task of preparing the bodies of the 434 Eastern Star victims for cremation or return to their families....

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Mount Kinabalu earthquake: Last remaining two missing victims identified

June 11

The last remaining two missing victims of Friday’s earthquake in Ranau have been identified by forensic teams. Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman said the verification was made...

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47 die in Nepal landslide

June 11

At least 47 people were killed and 80 injured when a landslide swept away a number of villages of Taplejung district in Nepal, officials said. Many more were reported missing in the disaster on Wednesday...

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Eastern Star disaster: 342 bodies identified

June 11

Forensic experts are using DNA matching to identify bodies from the Eastern Star ship disaster. As of Thursday morning, 342 bodies had been identified, but the forensic experts' work is far from a simple...

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