Death toll from 2 typhoons, 'habagat' rises to 36

THE FATALITIES from the combined effects of the southwest monsoon (habagat) and Typhoons Butchoy and Carina rose to 36, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Monday.

Death toll in Ukrainian attack on Russian apartment now at 15

THE DEATH toll in the partial collapse of a 10-story residential apartment building in Russia’s southwestern city of Belgorod following a Ukrainian attack on May 12 has risen to 15, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said.

Palestinian death toll nears 35K as Israel continues to pound Gaza

AT LEAST 34,971 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s ongoing offensive on the Gaza Strip since last October, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said on Saturday.

Death toll in Kenya floods rises to 179; thousands remain displaced

FLOODS AND and landslides caused by heavy rains in Kenya have claimed the lives of 179 people, officials said on Wednesday.