Sentences with phrase «number of casualties»

Traditionally trained for protection, pursuing intruders and for search and rescue operations, these canines are also trained to sniff out homemade bombs, which are responsible for causing the most number of casualties in Afghanistan.

The Merlin radar studies presented in the EIR are worthless, except for telling us in what season and at what time of day we can expect the highest number of casualties from collisions.

The get - together is notably absent of young men, due to the unfathomable number of casualties of the recently concluded war.

While there have been a large number of casualties with games going to the realistic, this is one title that could have done with the more realistic color scheme and an attention to detail.

The two sets of numbers can be combined to yield the average number of casualties per rocket by year.

For comparison, in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Texas state and county officials provided reporters with an updated number of casualties directly related to the storm daily.

With war comes a significant number of casualties.

The total number of casualties increased, and it's plausible this was caused by the increased speed limit.

«But on the actual number of casualties, we would get back to you later.

Following the Reigners Church building collapse in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Saturday, the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has released the official number of casualties.

There will soon be vast numbers of casualties staring shell - shocked and limbless into the lens of the Sky News camera, all of them looking for Clegg's phone number.

«We have an excellent team onboard and we hope the results will help us understand what controls the size of the very largest earthquakes on Earth, particularly following the enormous numbers of casualties due to subduction earthquakes and tsunamis in the last 10 - 15 years.

We were tasked with providing care for those injured there after the astounding and horrific number of casualties sustained during the first assault.We were a small group of medical providers from all over, all of us compelled to help the Iraqi people.

While Divergent had plenty of big scene skirmishes that resulted in massive numbers of casualties, the killings in this film are even more disturbing.

Meanwhile, on the outside, Lindsay Crouse's special agent has to fight her condescending male counterparts in the FBI every step of the way in an attempt to recapture Michael with a minimum number of casualties, the Cornells included.

The Government has justified both amnesties on the grounds of public policy — that the public policy imperative in getting to the true number of casualties (and in ensuring they receive the help they need) is greater than the public policy consideration of punishing those who break the law.

This story has been updated to include the up to date number of casualties and a correct spelling of the suspect's name.

«Reports from a number of contacts and medical personnel on the ground indicate a potentially high number of casualties, including among families hiding in shelters,» The US State Department said in a statement late Saturday night.

There appeared to be a large number of casualties, including children.

In 2007, the military called upon me because the number of casualties was increasing in Afghanistan.

«The number of casualties is much higher than we expected, and is truly shocking.»

The amount of damage and the number of casualties were not known early on Wednesday.

With Congress failing to pass more than 100 gun control bills as the number of casualties from mass shootings piles up, it's easy for gun control advocates to think nothing will be accomplished.

Investigators believe the suspect pulled the fire alarm to draw people out of classrooms and increase the number of casualties, a law enforcement source told CNN.

Doctors in Syria's rebel - controlled suburbs of Damascus have said they can not keep up with the number of casualties, amid shelling by government forces.

Furthermore, there is little doubt that the number of casualties in accidents could be significantly reduced if the following steps were taken: retain lower speed limits and strictly enforce them; clamp down on and stop coddling those who drive under the influence of alcohol; require use of safety features such as seat belts, sturdy infant car seats, airbags, and helmets for motorcyclists.

The number of casualties could continue to climb, as it has, because people are being identified as dead instead of missing, the health minister, Adela Hmound said.

The Spanish giants have a number of casualties going into the game with Gerard Pique, Andres Iniesta, Jordi Alba and Aleix Vidal all ruled out with injuries for the tie.

The number of casualties is only likely to increase as a result of these attacks.

UN estimates put the number of casualties since March at 2,000 and warned the situation remains «extremely volatile and complex».

It is impossible to conceive of a pedestrianised Oxford Street until this happens, she said, adding that the thoroughfare «is currently a dangerous and dirty destination for pedestrians with poor air quality and high numbers of casualties».

As such, we have incurred a number of casualties, and with a major deployment planned for 2012, we are conscious of the fact that we may again take casualties, some of which may require caring for long into the future.

Some eyewitness accounts claim that the number of casualties could much more higher as several bodies were packed together in what looked like heaps of human bodies who lost their lives in the attacks.

I am yet to get the number of casualties of civilians killed, but two soldiers were also affected,»

According to Gusau, number of casualty and equipment lost as being circulated is not correct stressing that the situation was unnecessarily blown beyond proportion to give terrorists the type of propaganda they desired.

Images posted on social media showed a badly - mangled carriage, with a number of casualties nearby.

Meanwhile, the Rivers State Police Command said it was yet to ascertain the number of casualties, Spokesman of the Command, Nnamdi Omoni said the police were on top of the situation.

Though the Nigerian Airforce in a statement declined to give the number of casualty,...

As at the time of filing this report the Nigeria Politics Online could not ascertain the number of casualties as the explosions happened when it was dark.

It is still difficult to establish the number of casualties as people are currently running for their lives.»

The number of casualties is not yet clear.

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom, who did not give the number of casualties while speaking with newsmen, blamed security agents for not taking decisive action to curb the attacks on the people.

General Irabor explained further that, contrary to the figure flying around on the number of casualty of the Airstrike in Rann in Kalabalge local government area of Borno state, the total casualty figure recorded by the Theatre Command stood at 112 dead, while 97 were injured and are receiving treatment in various hospitals within the state.

«The number of casualty and equipment lost as being circulated is not correct.

Cowal said the ruling Revolutionary Institutional Party (known by its Spanish acronym PRI) in Mexico at the time had shown itself unable to deal with the catastrophe, but it also exposed corruption in municipal building codes that allowed the construction of poorly built buildings which contributed to the high numbers of casualties and property damage.

However, the number of people diagnosed with trauma - and stressor - related disorders following the 9/11 attacks only increased approximately four per cent in the period following the attacks (as compared with 16 % following the Breivik attacks), even though the number of casualties was far higher in this attack than in the Breivik attacks — almost 3,000 people died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The number of casualties has increased and there has been a fivefold in injuries since the 1970 - 80s.

The new estimate came as the country's defense minister gave orders for 101 helicopters to airlift people out of less populated parts of affected areas in Sichuan Province, in an effort to stem the number of casualties caused by the magnitude 7.9 temblor.

But, as the predominant scavenger, vultures take the brunt of the poisoning and face the largest number of casualties.