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More than 280 killed and hundreds more injured in India rail disaster as rescue operation ends

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Chaotic scenes erupted after the derailment on Friday night about 220 kilometres southwest of Kolkata, as rescuers climbed atop the wrecked train to break open doors and windows using cutting torches.

Added on the 03/06/2023 07:27:30 - Copyright : Euronews EN

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