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Thread ID: 20809 | Posts: 1 | Started: 2005-10-30
2005-10-30 23:30 | User Profile
*Hindoos are unable to support third-world infrastructure, let alone a first-world one. The news of disasters in the hindoo-land come in as a clockwork, just as unexpected as well. Have you ever seen a hindoo able to do anything with their hands? One must be out of his mind to welome the import of these useless subhumans (hi rban) to the first world. If Isreal is a shitty little country, sure Hindia is a large shitty country. Literally. *
[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4389818.stm[/url]
Train derails in flood waters
Indian army divers are searching for people trapped in submerged carriages of a passenger train which derailed in floods on Saturday killing 110.
Light boats and rafts are being used to get to the survivors some of whom have been hanging onto luggage racks. Some bodies have been washed downstream.
The crash occurred south of Hyderabad, the Andhra Pradesh state capital, after part of the track was washed away.
Heavy rains have killed more than 100 people in south India this week.
Cranes awaited
The Delta Express crashed near the town of Veligonda in Nalgonda district, about 30km (18 miles) south of Hyderabad.
Seven of the 14 coaches and the engine of the train were derailed. At least four remain partially submerged and cranes have yet to arrive to lift them out.
We were fast asleep, when there was a big bang and a thud. The next thing the train was under water P Ramesh, survivor
Soldiers were lowered from helicopters and used blow torches to cut through the wreckage to free trapped people.
"The search operations will continue for a minimum of three more days to trace the bodies of all the dead," a railways spokesman, P. Krishnaiah, told reporters.
The authorities say there were more than 1,000 people on the train - many holidaymakers travelling to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, which takes place on Tuesday.
P Ramesh, a passenger who lost seven members of his family, including his wife and brother, told Associated Press news agency: "We were fast asleep when there was a big bang and a thud. The next thing the train was under water.
"It was pitch dark and people were screaming."
Heavy rains
Rains have lashed southern India for more than a week, claiming more than 100 lives in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
India's state-run railway system carries more than 13m passengers a day.
It has one of the world's largest rail networks, but also a poor safety record.
About 300 rail accidents are reported every year, resulting in a high number of casualties.
Earlier this month, at least 16 people died and dozens were injured in a train crash in Madhya Pradesh state.