REPALLE-SECUNDERABAD TRAIN

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Caption : Army personnel lifting a dead body of the train accident victim from the flood waters at Valigonda in Nalgonda district, about 80 km from Hyderabad, on October 29, 2005. Seven coaches of Repalle-Secunderabad Delta Fast Passenger train derailed and fell into a rivulet between Ramannapet and Valigonda stations in Nalgonda District in the early hours of October 29. The first seven cars of the train fell into the water due to breaches on the track caused by waters gushing from four overflowing reservoirs following incessant rains in the region over the last two days. More than 100 passengers are reported dead in the incident. Photo: Mohammed Yousuf