UN humanitarian chief says Indonesia death toll rises to 1,100October 1st, 2009 UN: Indonesia death toll rises to 1,100UNITED NATIONS — The U.N.'s humanitarian chief said Thursday the powerful earthquakes that struck Indonesia have killed at least 1,100 people. John Holmes said the latest figures "suggest the death toll has risen already to 1,100" and that there are "many hundreds of injured people as well" because of Wednesday's 7.6-magnitude earthquake, which originated in the sea off Sumatra island.
Kushinagar Express derails, five injuredAugust 19th, 2009 LUCKNOW - At least five passengers were injured when four coaches of the Kushinagar Express train from Mumbai derailed Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district, officials said. "The derailment took place this (Wednesday) morning at the Odwara railway station," Government Railway Police (GRP) inspector Kishori Prasad told IANS over phone from Basti, some 300 km from Lucknow.
Disney to reopen monorail system that was shut down after train operator deathJuly 6th, 2009 Disney to reopen monorail after weekend deathLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Walt Disney World plans to reopen a monorail system that was shut down for more than a day after a train operator died in a crash.
Death toll in Italian train derailment rises to 22, railways suspend convoysJuly 3rd, 2009 Italian train derailment death toll rises to 22ROME — The death toll from a train explosion in Tuscany rose to 22 Friday after three injured people died in hospital, Italian officials said. The Civil Protection said about a dozen of the injured remained in serious condition.
Death toll in Italian train derailment rises to 21, railways suspend convoysJuly 3rd, 2009 Italian train derailment death toll rises to 21ROME — The death toll from a train explosion in Tuscany rose to 21 on Friday after a woman and a man died in hospital, Italian officials said. The Civil Protection said about a dozen of the injured remained in serious condition.
Death toll in Italian train derailment rises to 20, railways suspend convoysJuly 3rd, 2009 Italian train derailment death toll rises to 20ROME — Italian officials say the death toll from a train explosion in Tuscany has risen to 20 after a woman died overnight in the hospital. The Civil Protection said Friday some 15 injured are still in serious condition.
17 cars from a coal train derail near Atlanta; tracks damaged but no injuries reportedJuly 1st, 2009 Coal train derails near Atlanta, no one hurtUNION CITY, Ga. — Seventeen cars from a coal train have derailed and tipped over in Georgia.
Reports: Death toll of Italy's train derailment rises to 16 as 2 children die in hospitalsJuly 1st, 2009 Report: Italian train derailment death toll at 16ROME — News reports say two children have died after suffering severe burns in an explosion that followed a train derailment in northern Italy, raising the death toll to 16. The ANSA news agency and Sky Italia said Wednesday that a 3-year old girl died overnight in a Rome hospital, while a 2-year old boy died in a Florence hospital.
Death toll of Italy's train derailment rises to 16 as 2 children die in hospitalsJuly 1st, 2009 Italian train derailment death toll at 16ROME — Two children have died after suffering severe burns in an explosion that followed a train derailment in northern Italy, bringing the death toll to 16, officials said Wednesday. A 3-year old girl died at the Bambin Gesu hospital in Rome, said hospital official Marco Magheri.
Toll rises to nine in Washington subway collision (Third Lead)June 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The death toll from a collision between two subway trains in the US capital Monday has risen to nine, broadcaster CNN reported Tuesday. At least 76 people were injured in the accident that has been described as the deadliest in the Washington Metrorail system's 33-year history.
1 dead after fiery freight train derailment northwest of Chicago, area residents evacuatedJune 20th, 2009 1 killed when freight train derails in IllinoisROCKFORD, Ill. — A freight train hauling ethanol derailed and its tankers exploded, killing one person and triggering a fire that continued to burn early Saturday.
1 female dead from fiery train derailment northwest of ChicagoJune 20th, 2009 1 dead from train derailment northwest of ChicagoROCKFORD, Ill. — Authorities say one person is dead after a fiery freight train derailment northwest of Chicago.
All-night evacuation over in Texas after train derailment spills hazardous chemicalsJune 17th, 2009 Evacuations ordered in Texas train spillSCHULENBURG, Texas — Some residents of a Texas community had to spend the night away from their homes while crews contained hazardous chemicals from a derailed train. Two rail cars containing chlorine were among 22 freight cars of a Union Pacific freight train that derailed late Monday two miles outside Schulenberg in Fayette County.
Death toll from Mexican day care fire rises to 46 with death of 3-year-old boyJune 13th, 2009 Death toll from Mexican day care fire rises to 46MEXICO CITY — A health official says the death toll from a day care center fire in northern Mexico has risen to 46 following the death of a toddler. Sonora state Health Secretary Raymundo Lopez Vocovich says the 3-year-old boy died Friday at a hospital in the central city of Guadalajara.
Death toll in Chinese mine blast rises to 30May 31st, 2009 CHONGQING - The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in China's southwesten Chongqing region rose to 30 as rescuers recovered five more bodies, authorities said Sunday. The accident occurred at 11 a.m.
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