Deadly Derailment of Two Indian Trains

Rescue teams in central India are searching for passengers after two trains were derailed by flood water on a bridge within minutes of each other. One of the trains was on its way from Varanasi to Mumbai, while the other was travelling in the opposite direction.

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(Photo: Derailed train in Madhya Pradesh. Credit: Reuters)