Increase in deaths from storms
The spokesman for the NCDM notes an increase in the number of people killed and injured during natural disasters last year.
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113 journalists killed in 2018: report
The number of journalists killed since the beginning of 2018 has climbed by 14 percent to 113 compared with a year ago.
Ankara train crash kills nine, injures 47
Nine people are killed and nearly 50 injured in Turkey in a train crash.
More work needed to demine country
From 1979 until September this year, 64,769 people were injured or killed by unexploded ordnances in Cambodia.
15 killed in Cameroon in clashes between army, separatists
At least 15 people are killed in a clash between Cameroon troops and separatists.
Sri Lanka crisis turns violent as one killed at ex-minister’s office
A political crisis in Sri Lanka took a deadly turn, with one person killed and two injured.
Family of murdered ranger struggles
Forest ranger Tern Soknai was killed while on duty in January and left behind a young daughter who is still recovering.
Trio nabbed over murder of boss
Siem Reap police arrest three construction workers who allegedly killed their supervisor over unpaid wages on Monday.
19 killed, over 40 injured in bus collision in Pakistan
At least 19 people are killed and 40 others injured in a head-on collision.
Death toll rises to 61 in India train disaster
At least 61 people are killed and over 70 others injured in Indian state of Punjab.
Lightning kills four in Preah Sihanouk
Four workers were killed and two others injured during a lightning strike on Friday at a construction site in Preah Sihanouk province’s Prey Nob district.
Lightning strike killed four, injured three people
Lightning strike in Preah Sihanouk’s Prey Nob district killed one person and injured three others on Wednesday, while another lightning strike in Banteay Meanchey’s Phnom Srok district has killed three people.
190,000 people killed in South Sudan’s civil war
An estimated 190,000 people have been killed in South Sudan’s civil war.
Three men charged over fatal attack
Kandal Court charges three men who allegedly killed a youth and injured another man following an argument in Sa’ang district.
Indonesia’s top league suspended after fan dies
Indonesia’s top football league has been suspended indefinitely after a fan was killed.
Peru:12 killed after bus plunges into ravine
12 people died and 16 others were injured after a bus plunged 200 meters in Peru.
Mexico remembers 2017 quakes, issues stamp for rescue dogs
Mexicans held a minute of silence to mark the anniversary of 2017 earthquakes.
Lightning kills three farmers in Pursat
Three farmers were killed by lightning strikes in Pursat province’s Prangil commune on Saturday while they were working.
8 die in Argentine highway crash
At least eight people were killed died in a two- vehicle collision on a highway in northwestern Argentina, said local press.
Al Shabaab car bomb kills six in Mogadishu
At least six people are killed when a suicide car bomb in central Mogadishu.
Boko Haram kills 30 soldiers in NE Nigeria
At least 30 Nigerian security force members are killed in a Boko Haram attack.
Egypt says 20 suspected militants killed in Sinai
Egypt kills 20 suspected militants in an air strike in its western desert of Sinai peninsula.
Hurricane Maria kills nearly 3,000 in Puerto Rico: study
Hurricane Maria, which stuck Puerto Rico about a year ago, killed 2,975 people there.
Two boys killed after UXO explosion
Two boys died and two others are hurt after they accidentally detonated an unexploded M79 shell on a mountain in Phnom Sruoch.
Earthquakes in western Iran kill 2, injure 241
Three earthquakes, included one at magnitude 6, have struck western Iran.
12 die as two quakes strike Indonesia’s Lombok
At least 12 people are killed and dozens others injured as two quakes rocked Lombok.
Bomb blast kills 48 in Kabul
Up to 48 students are killed and 67 others injured, in a suicide bomb blast, targeting a private educational centre.
Three more questioned in Kratie family murder case
Kratie Police begin questioning 3 people in connection to a shocking family murder case.
Yemen buries children killed by Saudi-led air strike
Thousands of mourners bury dozens of children killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike.
Blaze at Taiwan hospital kills 9
A fire at a hospital in Taiwan kills 9 and injures 15 and an investigation has been launched into the cause of the blaze.
