{"id":34547,"date":"2023-06-02T21:24:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T21:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=34547"},"modified":"2023-06-02T21:25:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T21:25:38","slug":"at-least-131-dead-hundreds-injured-after-trains-derail-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2023\/06\/02\/at-least-131-dead-hundreds-injured-after-trains-derail-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 131 dead, hundreds injured after trains derail in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 131 people were killed in eastern India after two passenger trains derailed in an accident that also involved a collision with a freight train, according to officials, while hundreds remained trapped in mangled carriages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The accident on Friday in Odisha state\u2019s Balasore district left 850 people injured who were sent to hospital, said Pradeep Jena, the state\u2019s top civil servant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TrainAccident?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TrainAccident<\/a> So far 850 injured sent to hospital. Around 80 deaths reported in violent train accident in Odisha. Rescue efforts in full swing. &gt;200 ambulances and 100+Addl doctors mobilised. All hospitals serving the injured. Rescue teams working hard to save the situation.<\/p>&mdash; Pradeep Jena IAS (@PradeepJenaIAS) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PradeepJenaIAS\/status\/1664731374073569281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vast search-and-rescue operation, which involved hundreds of fire department personnel, police, doctors and sniffer dogs, was expected to last through the night and concerns remained that the number of casualties would rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jena described it as a \u201cviolent and tragic accident involving three trains \u2014 two passenger trains and one goods train.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_2226774\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-02T164926Z_2077435367_RC24B1A0WA0K_RTRMADP_3_INDIA-CRASH-1685724845.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C431&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"A view of a damaged compartment, following the deadly collision of two trains, in Balasore, India\" class=\"wp-image-2226774\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One of the damaged carriages following a multiple train crash in Balasore, India, June 2, 2023 [Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Search teams were looking for 200 passengers who are feared to be trapped, and were cutting through the debris to reach them. Footage showed dozens of people on top of the overturned carriages, as rescuers used cutters and performed the delicate task of extricating survivors from the coaches\u2019 twisted metal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jena said 500-600 rescue workers were at the site, along with 50 teams of doctors, 200 ambulances and 30-40 buses to take the survivors to other locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe operation will continue the entire night. We hope that the entire rescue and relief operation will be completed before morning,\u201d he told reporters, adding that cranes, tower lights and hydraulic lifts were being used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cause of the accident was being investigated, said Amitabh Sharma, a spokesperson for the Indian Railways. The details of the accident were not immediately clear, nor was the sequence of events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Coromandel Express, which runs from Kolkata in the east to Chennai in southern India, derailed at about 7pm (13:30 GMT), with several carriages falling onto the opposite track, local reports said. Another passenger train, the Yashwantpur-Howrah Superfast Express, coming from the opposite direction is believed to have hit the overturned carriages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two passenger trains \u201chad an active involvement in the accident\u201d while \u201cthe third train, a goods train, which was parked at the site, also got [involved] in the accident,\u201d Sharma told the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was no official confirmation of the total number of passengers on the trains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Odisha\u2019s Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is expected to visit the area on Saturday, said the priority was \u201cremoving the living to the hospitals. That\u2019s our first concern \u2013 to look after the living.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One survivor narrated his nightmare as he was jolted awake when the carriage he was sleeping in overturned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy sleep broke and 10-15 people fell on top of me,\u201d he told reporters, as he sat on the ground in the dark, steps away from the crash site. \u201cI hurt my hand and neck \u2026 I saw someone had lost their hand, someone had lost their leg \u2026 I got out of there and since then I have been sitting here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/584b579327d048a8b68bb30486971df8_18.jpeg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C433&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"India''s east coast states of Odisha and and West Bengal Map\" class=\"wp-image-801035\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that rescue operations were under way and \u201call possible assistance\u201d was being given to those affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Distressed by the train accident in Odisha. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon. Spoke to Railway Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AshwiniVaishnaw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AshwiniVaishnaw<\/a> and took stock of the situation. Rescue ops are underway at the site of the mishap and all\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/narendramodi\/status\/1664665463450918913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who was rushing to the site of the crash, tweeted: \u201cWill take all hands required for the rescue ops.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rushing to the site in Odisha. My prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured and condolences to the bereaved families.<br>Rescue teams mobilised from Bhubaneswar and Kolkata. NDRF, State govt. teams and Airforce also mobilised. <br>Will take all hands required for the rescue ops.<\/p>&mdash; Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AshwiniVaishnaw\/status\/1664673038778892288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vaishnaw also announced compensation of about one million rupees ($12,000) to the families of those killed, $2,400 for those who had suffered&nbsp; \u201cgrievous\u201d injuries, and $600 to people with \u201cminor\u201d injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several hundred accidents occur every year on India\u2019s railways, with most of them blamed on human error or outdated signalling equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 12 million people ride 14,000 trains across India every day, travelling on 64,000km (40,000 miles) of track.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 131 people were killed in eastern India after two passenger trains derailed in an accident that also involved a collision with a freight train, according to officials, while hundreds remained trapped in mangled carriages. 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