AnalysisWire previously showed how information about the tragic Dhaka, Bangladesh building collapse was very slow to emerge. We updated our post to show how the scope of the tragedy still continues to unfold over time. It is now about 13 days after the collapse, and a finalized death toll has not been reached. Here is the latest chart:
Sources: BreakingNews.com
Methodology:
- All fatality numbers are from BreakingNews.com
- Times are Eastern
- Highest fatality number at a given time is used (if a later, lower fatality number is given, that report is ignored; 645 is the latest number reported)
Sources and times (as reported by breakingnews.com):
Date and Time |
Fatalities |
Source (as reported on BreakingNews.com) |
4/24/13 12:31 AM |
3 |
ABCNews, AP |
4/24/13 3:40 AM |
32 |
AP |
4/24/13 4:15 AM |
70 |
BBC News |
4/24/13 7:38 AM |
87 |
AP |
4/24/13 8:20 AM |
96 |
Reuters |
4/24/13 5:03 PM |
123 |
CNN |
4/24/13 9:18 PM |
145 |
AP |
4/25/13 12:49 AM |
160 |
Reuters |
4/25/13 2:21 AM |
161 |
ITV News |
4/25/13 5:45 AM |
187 |
Reuters |
4/25/13 10:37 PM |
272 |
AFP |
4/26/13 6:42 AM |
300 |
AFP |
4/27/13 9:49 PM |
350 |
AP |
4/28/13 12:03 AM |
359 |
AP |
4/29/13 7:26 AM |
382 |
AP |
5/1/13 12:31 AM |
413 |
bangkokpost.com |
5/2/13 11:20 PM |
450 |
AP |
5/3/13 2:11 AM |
500 |
BBC News |
5/3/13 11:48 PM |
530 |
AP |
5/4/13 6:03 AM |
548 |
AFP |
5/5/13 8:01 AM |
610 |
Reuters |
5/6/13 7:24 AM |
645 |
AP |