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The death toll from floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people reported missing, the Red Cross warns. "The death toll is huge, it might reach thousands," says Tamer Ramadan of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies told reporters in Geneva via video link from Tunis. SOUNDBITE
People hold banners and wreaths and chant slogans in a protest to mark the ten-year anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh. More than 1,130 people died in the catastrophe, spotlighting the global fashion industry's reliance on developing world labour working in dangerous and sometimes deadly conditions. IMAGES
Yangon, Aug 3 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar has surpassed 10,000 Covid-19 deaths, according to latest official figures, and comes amid an uncontrolled wave of the virus adding to the deep political and social crisis as a result of the military coup.Health authorities reported 3,689 new infections and 330 deaths, a new high in the daily death tolls, bringing the total to 306,354 cases, including 10,061 deaths.However, groups of Myanmar doctors warn that official records do not reflect the disastrous reality in the country due to the collapse of the health system and the limited testing capacity. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF CORONAVIRUS SITUATION, VACCINATION DRIVES AND MYANMAR PEOPLE WAIT TO REFILL OXYGEN TANKS OUTSIDE AN OXYGEN FACTORY IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
Bangalore / New Delhi, Jul 20 (EFE/EPA).- The official Covid-19 death toll in India stood at around 400,000 at the end of June 2021 but the reality could be “catastrophically worse,” with estimates of excess deaths in the Asian country during the pandemic being as high as 4 million according to a new research published Tuesday.Excess mortality is an estimation of the number of deaths from all causes during a crisis that are above normal levels.Earlier this year, India was overwhelmed by a huge second wave of Covid-19, which pushed the country’s hospitals to the brink amid a shortage of oxygen and medical supplies. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE FUNERAL OF THE COVID-19 VICTIMS IN BANGALORE AND NEW DELHI, INDIA.
Miami (USA), Jun 28 (EFE / EPA) .- (camera: Cristóbal Herrera) Ten people were killed in the partial collapse of an apartment building in the coastal town of Surfside, the rubble of which rescue teams are still searching for more than 150 people missing.