No more survivors found after India train crash kills over 280, injures 900

3/6/2023 18:54

        Rescuers found no more survivors in the overturned and mangled wreckage of two passenger trains that derailed in eastern India, killing more than 280 people and injuring hundreds in one of the country's deadliest rail crashes in decades, officials said Saturday.
        
        Chaotic scenes erupted after the derailment on Friday night about 220 kilometers southwest of Kolkata, as rescuers climbed atop the wrecked trains to break open doors and windows using cutting torches.
        
        The death toll rose steadily throughout the night. Scores of bodies, covered by white sheets, lay on the ground near the tracks as locals and rescuers raced to help survivors. Army soldiers and air force helicopters joined the effort.
        
        At least 280 bodies were recovered overnight and into Saturday morning. About 900 people were injured and the cause was under investigation.