The death count was expected to climb.

死亡人数预计将攀升。

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An accurate death count might be weeks away after a devastating earthquake in northeastern Afghanistan.

阿富汗东北部这次毁灭性的地震的准确的死亡人数统计也许要在数周后才能得到。

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The official death count after Cyclone Nargis stood at just under half that by 1300 GMT today, at around 22, 500 people dead plus a further 41, 000 missing.

根据刚刚在格林威治时间13点半左右的官方统计，在经受台风Nargis破坏的地方死亡人数在22500人左右，在加上有41000以上的人失踪。

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Pakistan's army says its forces killed another 51 militants in the last day, bringing the total death count to 751 Taliban fighters.

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The death count is tiny alongside the 36, 000 Americans killed each year by the flu, but SARS is just getting under way.

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Official estimates of the death count from the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan on Friday have remained around 1, 000, but reports suggest that the toll could climb much higher.

FORBES: Japan Death Toll Could Climb Dramatically

The death count for the Joplin tornado on May 22 is currently up to 123, making it the worst single storm since two that occurred on successive days in 1936, with 216 fatalities in Tupelo, Miss.

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