May 20 China Raises Death Toll, Struggles to Aid Homeless By PBS News Hour China raised the confirmed death toll from last week's earthquake in the Sichuan province to more than 40,000 Tuesday, with another 30,000 people still missing, as officials grappled to find shelter for some of the 5 million people displaced. Continue reading
May 06 Watch Cyclone Death Toll Soars as Myanmar Reels From Disaster The estimated death toll from Saturday's cyclone in Myanmar increased to 22,000 Tuesday with 41,000 still missing and possibly 1 million left homeless, according to relief agencies. The head of the U.S. embassy in Rangoon and a reporter recap the… Continue watching
Apr 30 U.S. Deaths Hit Seven-Month High in Iraq By Admin, PBS News Hour The killings of three American soldiers in separate attacks in Baghdad on Tuesday brought the monthly death toll for U.S. troops in Iraq to 47, the highest since September, the military reported. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch Violence Escalates Amidst Reconciliation Efforts By Iraqi Premier The U.S. military announced 11 more deaths Wednesday, as Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki called for a national reconciliation conference to build political consensus between the warring Shiite and Sunni factions. A journalist in Baghdad discusses the situation there. Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch California Heat Wave Death Toll Rises One hundred degrees temperatures in California this week have had a deadly impact with at least 116 deaths attributed to the heat. Authorities discuss how they are helping those suffering. Continue watching
Dec 30 Destruction in Indonesia Pushes Tsunami Death Toll Over 114,000 By PBS News Hour As Indonesian military units pushed deeper into the ravaged region of northern Sumatra, officials said that nearly 80,000 people had died when an earthquake and ensuing tsunamis struck the country Sunday. Continue reading