At least 288 people died and others 900 were injured this Friday June 2, 2023 after the terrible multiple train accident in Balasore, in the State of Odisha, in eastern India. The fact has shocked half the world.
According to information from Reuters, the Howrah Superfast Express derailed and crashed into the coromandel express at 7:00 p.m. “The death toll has risen to 233 and the injured to 900,” Odisha General Secretary Pradeep Jena said on Twitter at 3:30 am.
Three teams from the National Disaster Response Force, four units from the State Rapid Action Force, more than 15 fire teams, 30 doctors, 200 police officers and 60 ambulances have been mobilized, the authorities have explained, confirming that the operations Rescue workers will continue for the next few hours despite the darkness.
According to local media, the situation of the tragedy is quite complex since some victims are trapped between the convoys. The images that have gone around the world show fifteen wagons overturned on the tracks and rescuers trying to cut them to enter and help people.
It should be noted that in India every year there are hundreds of accidents on trains. A report from India’s National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), in 2021, there were 17,993 train accidents that killed 16,431 people and injured 1,850.
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