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Jul
14
2021
By The African Mirror
Anger mounts after 92 die in fire on Iraq COVID ward

Anger mounts after 92 die in fire on Iraq COVID ward

WORLD
AHMED RASHEED and MAHER AL-SAIH THE death toll from a fire that tore through a coronavirus hospital in southern Iraq rose to 92, health officials said, as authorities faced accusations of negligence from grieving relatives and a doctor who works there. More than 100 people were injured in the blaze on Monday night in Nassiriya, officials said. An investigation showed the fire began when sparks from faulty wiring spread to an oxygen tank that then exploded, police and civil defence authorities said. It was Iraq's second such tragedy in three months, and the country's president on Tuesday blamed corruption for…
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Jul
04
2021
By The African Mirror
2nd Florida building evacuated as death toll rises to 22

2nd Florida building evacuated as death toll rises to 22

WORLD
KATANGA JOHNSON and FRANCISCO ALVARADO THE death toll rose to 22 on Friday from the collapse of a Florida condominium tower after the remains of four more victims were found in the rubble, and local officials ordered a second residential complex evacuated after deeming it unsafe. All residents of the second building, Crestview Towers, were told to leave immediately after engineers found serious concrete and electrical problems, said Arthur Sorey, city manager for North Miami Beach. The move was considered urgent due to the approach of Hurricane Isla, which is forecast to hit Florida as early as Monday. The building's…
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Apr
26
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Death toll in Ethiopia may be 200’

‘Death toll in Ethiopia may be 200’

NEWS
THE death toll in clashes this month between Ethiopia's two largest ethnic groups, the Oromo and Amhara, in the northern Amhara region may be as high as 200, a senior official said yesterday, up from previous reports of at least 50. Residents and officials in Oromiya Special Zone, an area in Amhara with a majority Oromo population, and the town of Ataye said there were deadly clashes in the area on April 16. "According to information we got from people who are displaced, we estimate that up to 200 people might have died from both zones, but we still need…
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Jun
08
2021
By The African Mirror
Death toll of Burkina Faso attack reaches 160

Death toll of Burkina Faso attack reaches 160

NEWS
ON the night of Friday 4th June, a group of unidentified armed men stormed the village of Solhan in the north of Burkina Faso, shooting indiscriminately, looting the market and burning homes. A report by RFI, the French radio station said there could have been as many as 200 attackers by some accounts of survivors. Security sources confirmed children were targeted, with 7 minors killed according to official figures. Now, the total number of dead stands at, at least 160 – a massacre. The extent of the carnage is still unknown as figures for the dead and injured continue to…
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