Missing People

China and the U.S. search for missing people in World War II

Published on: February 29, 2024
10:26

Beijing, Feb 29 (Prensa Latina) China and the United States jointly conducted a field study in search of the remains of U.S. military personnel who disappeared here during World War II, an official source confirmed today.

Deaths increase due to flash floods in northern India

Published on: October 6, 2023
13:48

New Delhi, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) The death toll from flash floods in the Indian state of Sikkim, caused by the bursting of a glacial mass of the Lhonak Lake and its consequent overflowing of the Teesta River, increased to 19 on Friday.

Twelve reported missing in Russian factory explosion

Published on: August 10, 2023
11:26

Moscow, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Due to the explosion at the optical-mechanical factory in Sergiev Posad, in the Moscow region, 12 people were reported missing, the spokeswoman for the Regional Investigative Committee, Olga Vradi, said today.

Cuba regrets deaths due to landslide in Georgia

Published on: August 5, 2023
09:32

Havana, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) Bruno Rodríguez, Cuba's Foreign Minister, expressed his regret over the consequences of a landslide that occurred in Georgia, which left 11 dead and 36 missing until today.

Two dead and one missing due to weather condition in Chile

Published on: June 25, 2023
11:01

Santiago de Chile, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) Two people died and one is missing as a result of the weather system that hit today the center-south of Chile, where floods, damage to homes and road closures are reported.

The problem of missing persons in El Salvador is still unsolved

Published on: June 22, 2023
10:13

San Salvador, Jun 22 (Prensa Latina) People missing in El Salvador are still a problem, as revealed today by an investigation of the Foundation of Studies for the Application of Law (Fespad).

Families renew hopes of finding disappeared in Uruguay

Published on: June 8, 2023
10:25

Montevideo, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) Expectations to find those missing were renewed today as the remains of a detainee dissapeared during the dictatorship in Uruguay were found, one of the relatives of the victims said.

Italy: Missing people up 26 percent in 2022, 67 per day

Published on: February 22, 2023
17:04

Rome, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) In 2022, there were 24,369 reports of missing people in Italy, for an average of 67% per day, a 26.4% more than the previous year´s 19,269, Italian Interior Ministry informed. These are the data released by the extraordinary commissioner of the government for missing persons, prefect Antonino Bella, who presented the annual report to the Interior Ministry.

Pressure in El Salvador for missing people

Published on: August 30, 2022
14:00

San Salvador, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) The commemoration on Tuesday by virtue of a United Nations agreement of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances has intensified the Salvadorans' demands for observance in the country.

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