Delay in recovery of dead bodies concerns monitoring committee

The dead bodies buried at Singati of Dolakha and Langtang, Mailung and Rasuwagadhi of Rasuwa district which were struck by the massive earthquake of April 25 and subsequent aftershocks have not yet...

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Ghana: DNA test for identification of June 3 disaster victims begin

Family members of those who died in the June 3 flood and fire disaster have begun identifying their relatives through DNA tests. Out of 72 bodies sent to the Police Hospital morgue, 50 of them have...

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75th anniversary of the sinking of the Lancastria: the worst sea disaster in our history

It's the worst sea disaster in our history - the sinking of the Lancastria. Superlatives are never even nearly adequate to express human suffering, bereavement and loss, but today is the 75th anniversary...

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18 dead, 98 hurt in Tunisia train collision with lorry

At least 18 people were killed and 98 injured today when a train hit a lorry and derailed at a level crossing in one of Tunisia's worst railway disasters, officials said. Most of the dead were passengers...

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Relatives claim 2 more bodies still trapped in gutted Kentex factory

Although almost all of the victims in May 13 Valenzuela City fire have been identified, relatives sought help from authorities to find two more missing workers of Kentex Manufacturing Inc. believed...

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Tbilisi flood death toll climbs to 19

The bodies of two more victims of the Tbilisi flood have been found this evening, bringing the death toll to 19. One of the bodies was found in Mziuri Park in central Tbilisi and the other was...

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Dozens of migrants dying in Sahara desert trying to reach Europe

A total of 33 migrants have died in the Sahara desert in Niger while en route to Europe this year, including 18 found dehydrated last week near a road to the border with Algeria, the government of...

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