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India Train Plunges Into River; Dozens Dead
Saturday, October 29, 2005
FOX News CountryWatch: India
VELIGONDA, India — A passenger train plunged into a rain-swollen river in southern India (search) early Saturday, killing at least 77 people, officials said.
Rescue workers pulled around 100 injured passengers from seven coaches that derailed after floods washed away the tracks in the town of Veligonda in Andhra Pradesh (search) state.
Scores more passengers remain trapped in water-logged coaches as soldiers and local villagers used gas cutters to open up the coaches.
"So far 77 bodies have been recovered," said Thomas Verghese, general manager of India's southern railway.
That country is going through a lot of misery right now. I would say some prayers would be in order.
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