•Lassa fever outbreak The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 1,138 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 268 deaths across 24 states, with the case fatality rate rising to 23.6 per cent. The figures were contained in the agency’s Lassa Fever Situation Report for epidemiological weeks 39 and 40, covering Septembe...
•The Federal Road Safety Corps in the state said the crash was caused by brake failure on the truck The death toll from the multiple road crashes along the Hawan Kibo Road in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State has risen to 21. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in the […]
•Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) The death toll from a mass shooting at a South African tavern west of Johannesburg has risen to 18 following the death of another victim in the hospital, police said Monday, adding that at least two of the dead were Lesotho nationals. The shooting late Saturday […]
•Diphtheria outbreak The death toll from the outbreak of Diphtheria in Plateau State has risen to 27 while suspected cases have hit 303. The State Epidemiologist, Dr Maren Damulak , disclosed the figures while speaking with newsmen in Jos, the state capital today. This is just as the state government said it is making efforts […]
•Nepal’s army personnel carry bodies of deceased flood victims Devastating floods on the China-Nepal border have killed at least 987 people in Nepal, the disaster authority said today, taking overall deaths to more than 1,000. Chinese state media earlier confirmed 16 people were killed in Tibet, bringing the total toll from Wednesday’s disas...
•Local residents inspect houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods at Devighat, Bidur Municipality in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, yesterday Devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border region have killed at least 472 people, 48 hours after the disaster. Nepal ordered rescuers searching for survivors of deadly floods to get to safety as ...
•Lassa fever Nigeria’s Lassa fever outbreak has claimed 229 lives this year, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, confirming a fresh spike in infections as 25 new cases were recorded in one week across five states. The latest Lassa Fever Situation Report for Epidemiological Week 28 showed that confirmed cases rose ...
•A collapsed building following earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 26, 2026 The death toll in Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes last month has topped 4,300, a top lawmaker said yesterday. National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez — the brother of interim leader Delcy Rodriguez — put the toll at 4,333, up f...
•Flooded shops along a submerged riverside walk are seen by the overflowing Yongjiang River in Nanning, in China’s southern Guangxi region, today The death toll from devastating storms in parts of China rose to 15 today, with hundreds more injured and tens of thousands evacuated, state media reported, as President Xi Jinping urged “all-out” r...
•A collapsed building in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, Venezuela, yesterday The death toll from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes has risen to 3,535, with more than 16,700 injured in the disaster, according to updated official figures released yesterday. The massive June 24 earthquakes flattened entire neighborhoods in La Guaira state north of th...
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