AMIZMIZ, Morocco -- The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Morocco has risen to 2,681, and the injuries to 2,501, according to the latest statement released by the Moroccan government on Monday.

The rescue teams dispatched by Spain and Britain have arrived in the village of Amizmiz near the epicenter. Helicopters are seen shuttling back and forth between the tremor-hit old city of Marrakesh and other quake-affected areas. (Morocco-Quake-Death Toll)

- - - -

NEW DELHI -- Unidentified gunmen gunned down three people Tuesday morning near the Kangpokpi district of Indian northeastern state of Manipur, officials said.

"This morning, gunmen attacked three villagers from the Kuki-Zomi community in Kangpoki. The three were traveling in the vehicle when it came under attack in the Kanggui area of the district," an official said. (India-Manipur-Violence)

- - - -

TRIPOLI -- Osama Hammad, the eastern-based prime minister of Libya, said on Monday that more than 2,000 people were killed and thousands of others went missing after floods hit eastern Libya on Sunday.

Speaking to a local TV channel, Hammad said most of the casualties were reported in the port city of Derna, where "the entire neighborhoods were swept away by floods." (Libya-Floods-Casualties)

- - - -

SAN FRANCISCO -- A pilot was seriously injured after a small plane crashed Sunday afternoon in the U.S. state of Alaska, authorities said.

The Piper PA-18 Super Cub crashed near Excursion Inlet, Southeast Alaska, said Clint Johnson, chief of the National Transportation Safety Board's Alaska office. (US-Alaska-Plane-Crash) Enditem

Related

Go to Forum >>0 Comment(s)