Why Accurately Reporting Death Tolls in a Disaster Is so Challenging — and Important

Why accurately reporting death tolls in a disaster is so challenging — and important

From Texas floods to California fires to Florida hurricanes, officials and journalists struggle with tallying casualties.

Death toll exceeds 400 in Nigeria humanitarian catastrophe - CAJ News Africa

from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, NigeriaNigeria BureauABUJA, (CAJ News) – WOMEN and girls are bearing the brunt of the recent humanitarian emergencies driven by conflict and climate-related disasters in northern Nigeria. In June, mass killings in the north-central Benue state claimed at least 218 lives and displaced nearly 4 800 people. At the same time, flash floods in the state of Niger, in the same region, destroyed over 265 settlements and led t…