death toll
US /dɛθ tol/
・UK /deθ təul/
B1
n. (c.)Countable NounThe number of people who have died in an event or disaster.
The death toll from the earthquake has risen to over 10,000.
Video subtitles
How these buildings made Turkey-Syria’s earthquake so deadly
- The death toll continues to climb as many victims are still stuck under the weight of the buildings.
The death toll continues to climb as many victims are still stuck under the weight of the buildings.
- It became clear that poor building design and soft stories which made up nearly 90% of building collapses exacerbated the death toll in this disaster.
It became clear that poor building design and soft stories which made up nearly 90% of building collapses exacerbated the death toll in this disaster.
Over 100 killed in deadly attack on Moscow concert hall
- The death toll from the terrorist attack on a concert hall in Russia has surpassed 130.
The death toll from the terrorist attack on a concert hall in Russia has surpassed 130.
- The death toll has risen to more than 100 people killed and hundreds are wounded as investigators comb through the charred wreckage for more victims.
The death toll has risen to more than 100 people killed and hundreds are wounded as investigators comb through the charred wreckage for more victims.
Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
- They don't make a complete news cycle anymore, no matter the death toll, as parents are so afraid, as their kids go off to school, that their kids will be caught up in something like this.
They don't make a complete news cycle anymore, no matter the death toll, as parents are so afraid, as their kids go off to school, that their kids will be caught up in something like this.
- They don't make a complete news cycle anymore, no matter the death toll.
They don't make a complete news cycle anymore, no matter the death toll.
2023, in 7 minutes
- The death toll stands at 115 people.
The death toll stands at 115 people.
Earthquake hits Japan on New Year's Day: BBC News Review
- against time' to find those trapped under rubble as death toll rises
against time' to find those trapped under rubble as death toll rises
- Death toll continues to rise
Death toll continues to rise
Brazil floods: BBC News Review
- Now, this headline says that the death toll in Brazil is climbing. Death toll
Now, this headline says that the death toll in Brazil is climbing. Death toll
Search For Survivors After Destructive Quake | March 31, 2025
- The death toll continues to rise as rescue crews are racing to free thousands of people who are feared to be trapped in the rubble, especially in Myanmar's second largest city, Mandalay.
The death toll continues to rise as rescue crews are racing to free thousands of people who are feared to be trapped in the rubble, especially in Myanmar's second largest city, Mandalay.
- The death toll continues to rise as rescue crews are racing to free thousands of people who are feared to be trapped in the rubble, especially in Myanmar's second largest city, Mandalay.
The death toll continues to rise as rescue crews are racing to free thousands of people who are feared to be trapped in the rubble, especially in Myanmar's second largest city, Mandalay.
Wildfire Struggles In South Korea | March 28, 2025
- They took place just two days after Gaza's health ministry says the death toll from the conflict there reached 50,000 lives.
They took place just two days after Gaza's health ministry says the death toll from the conflict there reached 50,000 lives.
- They took place just two days after Gaza's Health Ministry says the death toll from the conflict there reached 50,000 lives.
They took place just two days after Gaza's Health Ministry says the death toll from the conflict there reached 50,000 lives.
The Vajont Dam Disaster | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror
- With bodies buried by debris or washed miles down river, an exact death toll is difficult to determine, but by most estimates the flood killed at least 2,000 people.
With bodies buried by debris or washed miles down river, an exact death toll is difficult to determine, but by most estimates the flood killed at least 2,000 people.
- With bodies buried by debris or washed miles downriver, an exact death toll is difficult to determine.
With bodies buried by debris or washed miles downriver, an exact death toll is difficult to determine.
Report: Israeli airstrikes on Iran have killed at least 585 people and wounded another 1,326
- Tehran has not updated its death toll from the conflict since Sunday, but an activist group estimates over 550 Iranians have been killed by Israeli airstrikes across the country and over 1,200 injured.
Tehran has not updated its death toll from the conflict since Sunday, but an activist group estimates over 550 Iranians have been killed by Israeli airstrikes across the country and over 1,200 injured.
- Tehran has not updated its death toll from the conflict since Sunday,
Tehran has not updated its death toll from the conflict since Sunday,