tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post8290543253721440945..comments2023-11-06T17:59:14.655+02:00Comments on Eco R Geo: Passenger Train Goes Off Rails in Eastern Taiwan, One Person Dead - Reports - Sputnik Internationalantixronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321757470762094126noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-46826602351204202122021-04-02T13:55:39.923+03:002021-04-02T13:55:39.923+03:00 Taiwan has suffered its worst rail disaster in de... Taiwan has suffered its worst rail disaster in decades, with 48 people reported killed and over a hundred others injured after a derailment inside a tunnel. A runaway construction crane has been blamed for the incident.<br /><br />Rescuers from the fire department have finished the operation at the Qingshui Tunnel in Hualien county, evacuating all people trapped inside it following the incident on Friday morning. It reported a total of 48 deaths in the disaster, including the train’s driver. One of the fatalities was reportedly pronounced dead in hospital rather than at the scene.....rtxronoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107445158803745642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-59634468932010148482021-04-02T08:45:15.451+03:002021-04-02T08:45:15.451+03:00At least 34 people have died after a train carryin...At least 34 people have died after a train carrying some 350 passengers derailed inside a tunnel in Taiwan.<br /><br />Taiwan's Central Emergency Operation centre says rescuers are struggling to access four carriages inside the tunnel that are "badly damaged".<br /><br />More than 72 people are injured said Reuters, quoting the local transport ministry.<br /><br />The accident occurred at the start of the annual Tomb Sweeping festival, a typically high traffic period. xronoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107445158803745642noreply@blogger.com