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At least 10 killed as passenger train derails in China

© RIA Novosti . Maria ChapliginaRescuers fear the death toll might further rise.
Rescuers fear the death toll might further rise. - Sputnik International
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At least 10 people were killed when a landslide caused a train from Shanghai to the tourist city of Guilin in south China, to derail on Sunday.

At least 10 people were killed when a landslide caused a train from Shanghai to the tourist city of Guilin in south China, to derail on Sunday, Xinhua said citing rescue sources.

At least 55 people were injured, two severely, as the locomotive and eight carriages of the train went off tracks in the southeastern Jiangxi province.

Rescuers fear the death toll might further rise.

"We are afraid the casualty may soon rise, as four of the derailed train cars were severely deformed in the accident," a police officer told Xinhua.

"Each of the train carriages has 118 seats. It is not yet immediately known how many passengers were on board," he added.

The area has been hit by heavy rains in the past few days, which have already caused flash floods in low-lying towns and villages in the area.

MOSCOW, May 23 (RIA Novosti)

 

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