More than 3,000 people are believed to have died in devastating floods across eastern Libya. According to Tamer Ramadan, Libya envoy for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, another 10,000 people are believed to be missing.
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The death toll in Turkey rose to 20,318, with 80,052 reported injuries
The number of people killed following Monday’s devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has reached at least 23,831. The death toll in Turkey rose to 20,318, with 80,052 reported injuries, according to the country’s disaster agency. In Syria, the total number of those killed stands at 3,513, including 2,166 deaths in rebel-held areas in the northwest of the country, according to volunteer organization Syria Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets.
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Voting begins in India’s election
Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country’s leader. People began queuing up at polling stations hours before they were allowed in at 7 a.m in the first 21 states to hold votes.
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Heatwave caused death in India
Officials in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh are investigating the deaths of at least 68 people in the district of Ballia between Thursday and Sunday as temperatures soar in northern and eastern parts of the country. The surge in deaths this months follows a warning from the country’s meteorological department about potential heat-related casualties.
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