March March 12 In California, the St. Francis Dam north of Los Angeles fails, killing 600.

In the spring of 1619, pestilence is said to have killed 635,000 persons and, in 1643, completely desolated 230 villages.

In Aceh alone, the tsunami of 26 December 2004 killed outright some 130,000 individuals.

The military had refused to remove the mines and they had caused many deaths and permanent disabilities among the population, particularly the children.

A large explosion occurred and resulted in the death of Mr. Hariri, 7 of his security detail and 12 other civilians in the immediate vicinity.

Among the numerous incidents of Palestinians, in particular children, being killed by the Israeli occupying forces over the past three weeks was the tragic death of 12 year old Ahmad Al Khatib.

The Security Council stresses that the death of Dr. Garang should not deter the struggle of the Sudanese people for justice and dignity, and encourages the people of Sudan to refrain from violence and maintain peace in the midst of mourning.

Sheikh Hasina, the Awami League s leader and the daughter of the Bangladesh s founding father, survived a grenade attack last summer that killed at least 20 people and injured hundreds more.

On 9 July, an Afghan National Police patrol was ambushed in Helmand province, leaving at least 10 policemen dead, of whom six had been decapitated.

(a) Eyewitness reports of indiscriminate and disproportionate force used by government troops to quell demonstrations in Andijan in May 2005 resulting in the death of many civilians

The horrors of trench warfare meant that about 10 of the fighting soldiers were killed (compared to 4.5 during World War II) and the total proportion of troops who became casualties (killed or wounded) was 56 .

In an incident lasting several days in late June, coalition and Afghan National Army forces engaged in an operation in Kandahar and Zabol provinces that resulted in the deaths of at least 80 suspected insurgents.

During the reporting period, malicious acts claimed the lives of 11 civilian staff members, 4 of them occurring in Africa, 3 in the Middle East, 3 in Asia and 1 in Europe.

Violent incidents again took place on 16 July during a food distribution in Mornei camp, where exchanges of gunfire between armed elements and Government police killed 2 and injured 15 to 20 people.

After attacks on 19 and 20 May resulted in the deaths of 11 national staff of Chemonics, a subcontractor for an alternative livelihood programme, in Zabol province, the company suspended its activities.

On 1 June, at the memorial service for a cleric who had been assassinated a few days earlier, a suicide bomber detonated a massive charge in a mosque in Kandahar province, killing more than 40 people, including the chief of police of Kabul province.

Moreover, this latest war crime occurred a day after another 14 year old boy, Samy Zoubidate, was crushed by an Israeli vehicle in a hit and run accident near the illegal Israeli settlement of Massuah in the West Bank.

Last month, for example, armed clashes erupted between rebels in al Zintan and the villagers of al Rayyaniya, 15 kilometers away. Six people were killed a reminder of what can happen if violent polarization continues between neighboring towns and villages.

It painted a picture of the destruction of agricultural property but failed to mention that, over the previous three years, over 450 Qassam rockets had been fired at Israeli population centres from Palestinian farmland and residential areas, killing many innocent civilians.

On 2 July, a vehicle convoy, including UNAMA personnel, was the target of an improvised explosive device attack in Paktika province which resulted in the deaths of five Afghan police officers and two Afghan Military Forces personnel.

With respect to the recent floods, the Center reported that 13,637 families had been affected, that there had been 332 deaths and 4,192 injuries, and that 12,672 houses had been destroyed, close to 11,000 livestock killed and over 11,000 hectares of agricultural land spoiled.