Harda: At least 34 were killed and 250 injured in Madhya Pradesh after two trains derailed while crossing a railway bridge submerged by flash floods, sending 17 bogies and one engine tumbling into the rain-swollen Machak river.
<img title="The incidents took place minutes apart, at around 11.30 pm on Tuesday night Kamayani Express (Mumbai-Varanasi) was hit first, followed shortly by the Janta Express (Patna-Mumbai) heading in the opposite direction. Pic/AFP" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2015/aug/06-Derail-train-1.jpg" alt="The incidents took place minutes apart, at around 11.30 pm on Tuesday night Kamayani Express (Mumbai-Varanasi) was hit first, followed shortly by the Janta Express (Patna-Mumbai) heading in the opposite direction. Pic/AFP" /> The incidents took place minutes apart, at around 11.30 pm on Tuesday night Kamayani Express (Mumbai-Varanasi) was hit first, followed shortly by the Janta Express (Patna-Mumbai) heading in the opposite direction. Pic/AFP
The incidents took place minutes apart, at around 11.30 pm on Tuesday night Kamayani Express (Mumbai-Varanasi) was hit first, followed shortly by the Janta Express (Patna-Mumbai) heading in the opposite direction.
The accident occurred between Khirkiya and Bhirangi stations on the Khandwa-Itarsi section (160 km from Bhopal), after the 500-metre rail tracks over a small bridge were submerged in a sudden flash flood caused by heavy rains in the area.
<img title="Locals and rescue workers inspect the site of the mishap for survivors and dead bodies. 17 bogies and one engine derailed. Pics/PTI" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2015/aug/06-Derail-train-2.jpg" alt="Locals and rescue workers inspect the site of the mishap for survivors and dead bodies. 17 bogies and one engine derailed. Pics/PTI" /> Locals and rescue workers inspect the site of the mishap for survivors and dead bodies. 17 bogies and one engine derailed. Pics/PTI
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said the flash flood had caused the Machak River to overflow and wash out a section of the rail tracks, leading to the derailment of the two trains. &ldquo;The prima facie cause is stated to be a flash flood due to heavy rains,&rdquo; he told the Rajya Sabha.
Eyewitness Jhhabbu, who helped many passengers, told mid-day, &ldquo;Bodies were washed downriver and found as far as 5 km from the accident site. There were many children as well.&rdquo; A few bogies were seen fallen on one side and while others were leaning in the mud at the site of the mishap.
Tracks were broken, uprooted and scattered, and a detached train wheel was visible in one section. The Railway Ministry has ordered an inquiry into the twin derailment and announced an enhanced ex-gratia of R2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased.
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Two express trains heading in opposite directions derailed on a rail bridge in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday night after flash floods washed away a portion of the tracks

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