Scores die in train accident in India: The toll is staggering

A fast moving train has run over a group of hindu pilgrims, killing over 37 people in eastern Indian state of Bihar. The train is said to have been moving at 80 km/h.

Officials said those hit killed by the train were some of the passengers who got out of the train and started moving on the track before they got run over near Dhamara, a small town in Bihar state. Thirty three other people sustained serious injuries in the accident that occurred early Monday.

The train burning

Railways spokesman Anil Saxena said that the train driver was lynched by angry mobs that later got all the passengers out of the train before setting some cabins ablaze.

By press time district officials were still at the scene and rescue operations under way. The death toll is still staggers as dozens of others are reported to be in critical condition.

Bodies lay beside the track

Meanwhile several dead bodies mainly of women and children laid beside the track. 

Sources: Aljazeera TV and eye witness.

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Mainland China hit by Typhoon Soulik

Typhoon Soulik has entered mainland China causing colossal damage in the Eastern provinces. Reports say the dreadful storm that was travelling at near 100 mph has already claimed 3 lives, injured 104 and displaced thousands in Taiwan.

Authorities in China say the extreme weather has brought landslides and flooding of nearby rivers. Several buildings were sent into tatters with household belongings washed away. The most affected provinces included; Fujian, Zhejiang and Sichuan.

Rescue teams were constituted to save trapped folks. Military Choppers were seen lifting trapped people from flooded areas. Close to 300,000 people were evacuated from potentially vulnerable areas. Traffic in the three provinces has been grossly affected with all flights momentarily delayed or cancelled.

The now moderate typhoon is expected to wane as it approaches the deeper interior of China.

According to CCTV, all concerned authorities there have been asked to implement emergency response plans following recent torrential rain across large parts of the country reportedly left close to 200 people dead.

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