Victims

09 January 2022, US, New York: A firefighter hoists a ladder to rescue people through their windows after a fire broke out inside a third-floor duplex apartment in a Bronx apartment building, left at Least 19 Dead, Including 9 Children. Photo: Theodore Parisienne/New York Daily News/dpa.

World

TRAGEDY

19 killed in apartment block fire in New York, mayor says

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/10/22

Nine of the dead were children, CNN reported, citing a city official

Finland

RECORD NUMBER

Finland assists nearly 1,000 victims of human trafficking

The Nomad Today 7/24/21

Victims had most commonly been exploited in forced labour, prostitution or sexual slavery, forced marriage or in forced criminal activity

World

BANGLADESH

Seven killed, dozens hurt in blast at building in Bangladeshi capital

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/28/21

Twelve people who sustained burn injuries are said to be in critical condition

Finland

ROAD TRAFFIC

Traffic accidents claimed 9 lives on Finnish roads in February

The Nomad Today 3/18/21

Among those who died, 7 were men and 2 were women.

Finland

EXPLOITATION

Number of human trafficking victims in Finland breaks new record

The Nomad Today 1/27/21

Among the new victims, the number of people who have been subjected to forced labor in the cleaning, construction, restaurant, domestic service and seasonal work sectors is increasing.

04 January 2021, Norway, Gjerdrum: Rescue workers search the rubble at the area hit by a landslide on Wednesday. Photo: Terje Pedersen//dpa

World

7 DEAD

Rescue teams search for three still missing after landslide in Norway

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/4/21

The seven victims include a 2-year-old girl and her 40-year-old father.

19 August 2020, Berlin: A broken car and a destroyed motorcycle stand on the Berlin A100 urban motorway after the car which carrying an alleged ammunition box made an accident at the Alboinstrasse exit. Photo: Paul Zinken/dpa.

Finland

STATISTICS

Number of road accident victims fell considerably in September

The Nomad Today 10/26/20

The evolution of the number of deathly victims is less hopeful when the total figures for the year are taken into account.

Finland

Reported domestic violence increases in Finland

The Nomad Today 6/6/19

There were 9,900 cases of domestic violence and intimate partner violence offences reported to the authorities in 2018. Around one-fifth of the victims had suffered this problem more than once…