Deaths

16 killed in bus crash in Egypt’s Sinai

Rivers turn to conveyor belts of dead bodies with more washing up at Nepal’s shores

A team from the Nepali army on patrol along the bank of the Trishuli river in Chitwan district on Aug 31, looking for potential bodies that may have floated downstream.

Tibet holds memorial services for mudslide victims: Chinese state media

Mourners attend a memorial service for victims of a mudslide at the Gyirong Port police station in Gyirong County, in China’s western Tibet region on Sept 1.

Japan’s oldest person, 115-year-old woman from Nara prefecture, dies

Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30.

Austria sees record number of heat-related deaths in June and July

A very low water level of the river Wienfluss (Vienna river) cutting through the City park (Stadtpark) is seen on a sunny and hot day in Vienna, Austria, on May 28.

Pakistan suspends eight officials after deadly infant ward fire

A preliminary report found the deadly blaze had engulfed the unit “within approximately two minutes”.

China says 16 dead, 546 missing in Tibet mudslide: State media

Figures from Nepal and from Chinese authorities in charge of Tibet put the total number of missing close to 3,000, with 691 bodies recovered.

3 confirmed dead after students swept out to sea off south-western Japan

The search began after two students got into difficulty in the sea off Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima, on the afternoon of Aug 28.

Nepal-Tibet floods: Over 630 bodies recovered, number of missing soars to nearly 3,000

The Red Cross said as many as 93,000 people may have been affected, with the death toll expected to rise.

Nepali flood survivors face profound loss, pressing needs and murky futures

About 500 people are confirmed killed in the flash flood, and more than 2,000 are reported missing.

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