casualties

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Michael Schmitz, a geophysics professor at Simón Bolívar University and Central University of Venezuela, said he feared casualties could reach 50,000 people.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

The Welsh Ambulance Service said two emergency ambulances and an operations manager were waiting at New Quay's main pier to receive and treat the casualties.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

There were no casualties, but the ship’s bridge was damaged.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

Shortly after Venezuela's twin quakes on Wednesday, a 6.9 magnitude tremor hit northern Japan, the country's weather agency said, with no casualties or material damage reported.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

He told Rebecca he was going to build a national memorial engraved with the names of all the American casualties of the war right in the center of Washington, DC.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge