India train crash: Families of victims speak out after fatal derailment
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The death toll in the Odisha train crash has risen to 278 as three more people succumbed to their injuries, according to Railway Ministry data.
Eastern Central Railways official Rinkesh Ray said: “About 1,100 people were injured in the accident, out of which about 900 people were discharged after treatment. Around 200 people are being treated in various hospitals in the state”.
Meanwhile, a hospital is to start embalming the unidentified victims, with more than 100 bodies still yet to be claimed by families.
Anatomy and forensic experts were called to AIIMS Bhubaneswar to engage in the process of preserving the bodies at the hospital’s overstretched mortuary, which does not have refrigeration facilities.
It is now four days since three trains collided in the eastern state of Odisha in of India’s worst train crash this century, killing at least 278 people, many of them migrant labourers travelling in the trains’ lower class carriages.
The accident has sparked questions over the safety of India’s vast railways network, which is used by more than 22 million people every day.
Officials are investigating whether the collision occurred due to “deliberate interference” with an electronic safety system, according to reports.
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So far 278 people have died and 1,100 more were left injured after two passenger trains crashed into each other in India’s eastern state of Odisha around 7pm 2 June.
Footage from the scene shows the damaged carriages derailed and laying on their sides both near the tracks and meters away.
Man found alive almost 48 hours after Odisha train accident
A man was found alive and rescued almost two days after the deadly train accident in Odisha, after he was thrown by the impact of the crash into thick bushes next to an upturned carriage.
Dulal Mazumdar, 35, from Guwahati, was discovered with severe injuries by those working on the tracks to restore train services on Sunday.
The workers said they were alerted after they heard a feeble voice at around 5.30pm.
“We were surprised how a man could be alive after 48 hours of a train accident such as this. We called for help and, aided by some social workers, took him to the community centre at Soro. He was administered first aid there, and rushed to the Balasore district headquarters hospital,” a policeman who did not wish to be identified was quoted as saying by HT.
It is not known if the man survived his injuries.
Video shows CBI officials at crash site conducting investigation
A team of CBI officials has arrived in Odisha to conduct an investigation into the triple train collision as suspicion are being raised over deliberate sabotage of the system.
The CBI, India’s equivalent of the FBI, will look into whether criminal charges should be brought over the crash that killed at least 278 passengers, though there is mounting concern in Odisha that the actual death toll may prove to be considerably higher.
Political parties demand resignation of railway minister for impartial inquiry
As many as 12 opposition political parties are making a joint call for the resignation of railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in order to make way for an impartial probe into the country’s worst train accident this century.
The political parties, including Congress, CPI, RJD, AAP and others, held a joint meeting and passed a resolution to reject a CBI criminal probe and demand a Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team be set up instead.
The opposition leaders accused the CBI, India’s equivalent of the FBI, of “working at the behest of the [ruling] BJP” party.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said: “Even before the Commissioner of Railway Safety has submitted his report on Balasore train disaster, a CBI inquiry is announced.”
He called it an attempt at “headlines management” after having failed to meet deadlines.
Death toll revised to 278 as more people succumb to injuries
The death toll in the Odisha train crash has been revised to 278, adding three more deaths among people who succumbed to their injuries in hospital.
Rinkesh Ray, an Eastern Central Railways official, said on Monday that apart from 278 deaths, 1,100 people were injured in the 1 June crash.
The death toll was first revised to much lower from the initial 288, after the state government officials said some bodies were counted twice.
The state government’s figure however still stood at 275 on Tuesday morning.
It comes as witnesses and political leaders questioned the official death toll, raising doubts over whether it was being kept artificially low given the sheer number of those critically injured.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who is also a former railways minister, said 61 people from her state alone have died and 182 others are still missing.
Mr Ray said out of 278 bodies, 177 have been identified and 101 unidentified have been kept in six different hospitals.
Pictures show devastation in the aftermath of Odisha train accident
Victims' family members look at photographs at the emergency ward to identify dead bodies, in the Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital.
Hospital staff carry a victim’s coffin who died in the carriage wreckage from AIIMS Bhubneshwar.
Volunteers display victims' photographs to help family members identify dead bodies at the help desk in hospital.
Anil Marandi sobs while he searches for his three family members among the identified bodies.
A rescue worker walks past victims' bodies at a business park used as temporary mortuary to identify the dead recovered from the carriage wreckage.
101 bodies yet to be identified and 200 injured receiving treatment, officials say
A top railway official has said 101 dead bodies are yet to be identified and out of 1,100 injured people, 200 are currently in hospitals.
Divisional Railway Manager of the Eastern Central Railways Rinkesh Roy told ANI that 900 people were discharged from hospitals.
“Out of 278 people who died in the accident, 101 bodies are yet to be identified,” he said.
Vijay Amrit Kulange, Commissioner, of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation told ANI, that they had 193 dead bodies, out of which 80 have been identified.
He said 55 bodies have been handed over to the relatives so far.
The BMC helpline 1929 received more than 200 calls and they are still in the process of identification of dead bodies and handing them over to relatives.
Anger grows as 100 bodies from Odisha train crash remain unclaimed: ‘No one is taking responsibility’
It has been more than three days since India witnessed one of the deadliest train crashes in the country’s history, but anguished and increasingly frustrated families are still running between hospitals and makeshift mortuaries in Odisha to try and find their loved ones.
Authorities began a formal investigation on Monday and said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India’s equivalent of the FBI, will look into whether criminal charges should be brought over the three-train crash that killed at least 275 passengers, though there is mounting concern in Odisha that the actual death toll may prove to be considerably higher.
It’s a reflection of growing distrust in the official response to Friday night’s disaster, with upwards of 100 bodies still unidentified and unclaimed at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar.
Kalipada Maity from West Bengal has been searching for his brother, who worked as a daily-wage labourer, since Friday. “We have gone to every hospital and mortuary across the state of Odisha. He is nowhere to be found,” Mr Maitey tells The Independent.
Read Alisha Rahaman Sarkar’s ground report.
US State Department says no US citizen killed in crash
In a briefing on Wednesday, a US State Department spokesperson said they are monitoring the Odisha train crash closely and no US citizen was injured or killed in the accident.
“We are not at this time aware of any US citizen injured or killed in the train crash in Odisha, India,” said Vedant Patel.
“We’re monitoring the situation closely and are in touch with local authorities. We strongly encourage US citizens in India to continue to monitor local news, follow the emergency instructions provided by local authorities, and of course enroll in our Smart Traveler Program to receive any additional updates.”
It comes after Joe Biden joined other world leaders to express condolences over the tragic train crash.
“(First Lady Dr) Jill (Biden) and I are heartbroken by the tragic news of the deadly train crash in India. Our prayers go out to those who have lost loved ones and the many who suffered injuries in this terrible incident,” he said in a statement.
“The United States and India share deep bonds rooted in the ties of family and culture that unite our two nations — and people all across America mourn alongside the people of India. As the recovery effort continues, we will hold the people of India in our thoughts”.
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