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Chinese passenger train derailed after striking landslide debris

Shanghai | ByAgence France-Presse
Mar 30, 2020 02:25 PM IST

The accident happened around midday in a rural part of Hunan province and came after recent heavy rains triggered landslides in the area, the state-run railway system said.

A passenger train derailed after striking debris from a landslide in central China on Monday, injuring a number of passengers and staff, officials said.

The passenger train was travelling from the eastern city of Jinan to Guangzhou in the nation’s south.(AP photo. Image for representational purpose)
The passenger train was travelling from the eastern city of Jinan to Guangzhou in the nation’s south.(AP photo. Image for representational purpose)

The accident happened around midday in a rural part of Hunan province and came after recent heavy rains triggered landslides in the area, the state-run railway system said.

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The statement said one car caught fire and five derailed. An unspecified number of staff and passengers were sent to hospital for treatment.

There were no immediate reports of deaths.

Unverified video posted on Chinese social media sites showed at least three cars lying on their side and smoke rising from a fire in the distance.

The train was travelling from the eastern city of Jinan to Guangzhou in the nation’s south.

Parts of southern, eastern and central China have been soaked by steady rains beginning last week.

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