Hiatus

Losses of Life is going on another indefinite break. We probably will be gone for at least a month. The reason is the same as before: Losses is a very fulfilling side project, but it remains a side project, and other responsibilities have to take priority. As always, thank you for your support. We hope to see you back here when we return.

Week of 30 January 2011

Significant losses of life we noted last week. Maps and charts for the week follow the list. Please contact us about any missing or inaccurate incidents, or broken links.

16: Fighting between government troops, police, Mogadishu, Somalia. (AP)

15: People riding on top of train crushed, Uttar Pradesh state, India. (Xinhua)

13: Mutiny by ex-militiamen sparks fighting, Upper Nile state, Sudan. (AFP)

12: Fire sweeps through residential area, Metro Manila, Philippines. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

10: Protestors approaching building said shot by Egypt police, Cairo, Egypt. (IANS)

9: Bombing near police station, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. (BBC)

7: Plane crashes during takeoff, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq. (Xinhua)

6: Explosion at industrial facility, Ankara, Turkey. (AFP)

6: Suicide bomber attacks crowd gathered after car bombing, Ramadi, Iraq. (Xinhua)

6: Artillery fire exchanged in disputed area, Thailand-Cambodia border. (The Nation (Thailand))

5: Explosion at underground coal mine, Cundinamarca province, Colombia. (AP)

5: Gunmen attack villagers at tea shop, Pattani province, Thailand. (BBC)

5: Protestors attacked by government supporters, Cairo, Egypt. (UPI)

5: Tornado causes flash floods, Sulu province, Philippines. (Xinhua)

5: Suicide car bomb attack on police patrol, Ramadi, Iraq. (CNN)

5: Explosion at underground mine, Hunedoara County, Romania. (AFP)

Maps and charts for this week (website only). Also see our visualizations page.

Week of 23 January 2011

Significant losses of life we noted last week. Maps and charts for the week follow the list. Please contact us about any missing or inaccurate incidents, or broken links.

48: Car bomb explodes at funeral, Baghdad, Iraq. (BBC)

35: Suicide bomber attacks at airport, Moscow, Russia. (Voice of America)

32: Passenger bus crashes into oil tanker, Sindh province, Pakistan. (AP)

20: Explosion at coal mine, Norte de Santander province, Colombia. (Reuters)

18: Pair of car bombs attacking religious pilgrims, Karbala, Iraq. (AP)

18: Pakistan army attacks suspected militants, Mohmand Agency, Pakistan. (AFP)

13: Fire breaks out on passenger ferry, Indonesia. (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=133291236)

11: Twin drone missile strikes against suspected militants, North Waziristan, Pakistan. (The Times of India)

11: Suicide bomber attacks religious procession, Lahore, Pakistan. (UPI)

10: Collision between passenger and freight trains, Saxony-Anhalt state, Germany. (RTTNews)

9: Bomb explodes next to civilian truck, Yala province, Thailand. (BBC)

8: Rebels attack on rangers and soldiers, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AFP)

8: Suspected suicide bomber attacks supermarket, Kabul, Afghanistan. (Los Angeles Times)

7: Gun attack on park patrons, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (AP)

7: Gunmen attack gubernatorial candidate, Borno state, Nigeria. (AP)

5: Rebels bomb car carrying Philippines police, Rizal province, Philippines. (Al Jazeera)

Maps and charts for this week (website only). Also see our visualizations page.