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Gyeongsan apartment arson death toll rises to 3

The fire broke out at the management office of an apartment complex on July 23, when a resident set the office on fire, injuring a total of eight people, including himself.

2026.8.2

People attend the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 11. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Activists report over 7,000 fatalities from Iran's crackdown on protests

The death toll from a crackdown over Iran’s nationwide protests last month has reached at least 7,002 people killed, with many more still feared dead, activists said Thursday.

2026.2.12

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A woman mourns next to the flag-draped coffins of a group of security forces, who were killed during anti-government protests, during their funeral ceremony, in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 14. [AP/YONHAP]

Iran offers first government-issued death toll from protest crackdown, one far lower than activists

Iran offered its first government-issued death toll Wednesday following a crackdown on nationwide protests, giving a far lower figure than activists abroad.

2026.1.22

Sri Lankan flood victims wade through a flooded road during heavy rainfall in a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Nov. 29. [EPA/YONHAP]

Death toll from floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka rises to 132, with 176 people still missing

The death toll from heavy floods and mudslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka rose to 132, with 176 people still missing, authorities said Saturday.

2025.11.30

Family members of protest victims participate in a candle light vigil outside the morge of Teaching hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sept. 11. [EPA/YONHAP]

Death toll in Nepal’s antigraft protests jumps to 72

The death toll from last week's anticorruption protests in Nepal has risen to 72, the country's health ministry said on Sunday, as search teams continued to recover bodies from shopping malls and other buildings damaged in the unrest.

2025.9.14

A resident looks at the damaged strawberry greenhouses in Sancheong, South Gyeongsang, on July 21. In Sancheong, where the damage was most severe, agricultural facilities such as plastic greenhouses for strawberry farming were heavily damaged by the rains. [YONHAP]

Death toll after Korea's heavy rains rises to 19 as authorities continue relief efforts

The death toll from the heavy rains that swept across Korea from July 16 to 20 has risen to 19, with nine people still missing, according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s daily report on Tuesday.

2025.7.22

Search and rescue workers use a sonar device while paddling down the Guadalupe River looking for survivors or the remains of victims swept up in the flash flooding in Hunt, Texas, on July 7. Heavy rainfall early Friday caused severe flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with more than 90 fatalities reported. [AFP/YONHAP]

Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpasses 100

The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend has surpassed 100 as the massive search continues for missing people. The number of deaths reached 104 on Monday.

2025.7.8

Rescue team searching for survivors on the bus that drowned in an underpass in Osong, North Chungcheong, on Sunday. Among the 13 people that died, five were on the bus including the driver. [YONHAP]

Coworkers say don't blame the bus driver killed in flood

The bus was heading from Cheongju International Airport to Osong Station. The driver, identified by his family name of Lee, reportedly took a detour due to road closures.

2023.7.17

Emergency team carrying out a victim, who had died from the flooded underpass in Osong, North Chungcheong, on Saturday. The underpass was flooded after a levee along the nearby Miho River broke. [YONHAP]

Flood waters devastate residents in North Chungcheong

As of 3 p.m., the death toll from the flooded underpass in Osong alone stood at 9. Some 15 vehicles were submerged in the 430-meter (1,411-foot) long and 4.5-meter wide underpass after a levee along the Miho River, just 300 meters away, broke.

2023.7.16

Medical staff at a Covid-19 testing center in Songpa District, southern Seoul, on Wednesday [YONHAP]

Korea's new Covid-19 cases stay over 60,000 amid concerns of winter surge

Korea's new Covid-19 cases remained over 60,000 on Wednesday as concerns are mounting that virus infections could accelerate during the cold winter months.

2022.11.30