Rescues conclude, removal work begins at site of deadly train derailment in Sindh

Record ID: 1736743

  • Title: Rescues conclude, removal work begins at site of deadly train derailment in Sindh
  • Date: 6th August 2023
  • Summary: SINDH, PAKISTAN (AUGUST 7, 2023) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) VARIOUS OF TRAIN WRECKAGE FOLLOWING DERAILMENT WORKERS FIXING RAILWAY TRACK VARIOUS OF CRANE LIFTING TRAIN CARRIAGES TRAIN WRECKAGE WORKERS CARRYING TRACK DEBRIS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SANGHAR DISTRICT, MOHAMMAD ISHAQ, SITTING IN MILITARY MEDICAL CAMP (SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SANGHAR DISTRICT, MOHAMMAD ISHAQ, SAYING: "The rescue work was completed in four hours. Now we are carrying out removal work. In today's incident, 30 people died and around 81 are injured." SOLDIERS STANDING BY STRETCHER VARIOUS OF MILITARY DOCTOR TREATING INJURED MAN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, VITAMIN C SACHET BOXES ON TABLE AMBULANCES WITH LIGHTS FLASHING VARIOUS OF PEOPLE STANDING GATHERED BY TRAIN WRECKAGE (SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) TRAIN DERAILMENT EYEWITNESS, ASIF MIR, SAYING: "We were standing here. As soon as the accident happened, people started screaming. Everyone was running around in panic. People were totally distraught. Many were injured, many had died. Local people carried out the rescue operation for almost an hour before the rescue services arrived. We transported people to local hospitals." OVERTURNED CARRIAGE PEOPLE WORKING AT DERAILMENT SITE
  • Embargoed: 20th August 2023 22:39
  • Keywords: OVERTUNED PAKISTAN TRAIN
  • Location: SINDH, PAKISTAN
  • City: SINDH, PAKISTAN
  • Country: Pakistan
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Ground Accidents/Collisions,Disaster/Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA001273206082023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Rescue work concluded and clean-up work started at the site of a deadly train derailment in Sindh on Sunday (August 6).
    At least 30 people were killed and more than 80 were injured as a passenger train derailed in the southern Pakistani province earlier on Sunday, roughly 275 km (170 miles) from the country's largest city Karachi.
    Mohammad Ishaq, Deputy Commisioner of the Sanghar District, confirmed the death toll and said the rescue works were completed after four hours.
    Accidents on Pakistan's decaying rail system are common and successive governments have for years been trying to secure funds to upgrade the rail network as part of China's Belt and Road Initiative for infrastructure projects.
    (Production: Waseem Sattar, Sheree Sardar, Sophie Royle)
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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