Odisha train accident: World leaders extend condolences

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Taiwan President TsaiIng Wen European Council President Charles Michel and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Saturday offered condolences to the families of victims who lost their lives in Odisha train accidentCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the Odisha train accidentTaking to Twitter Justin Trudeau said The images and reports of the train crash in Odisha India break my heart Im sending my deepest condolences to those who lost loved ones and Im keeping the injured in my thoughts At this difficult time Canadians are standing with the people of IndiaThe images and reports of the train crash in Odisha India break my heart Irsquom sending my deepest condolences to those who lost loved ones and Irsquom keeping the injured in my thoughts At this difficult time Canadians are standing with the people of Indiamdash Justin Trudeau JustinTrudeau June 3 2023Taiwan President TsaiIng Wen offered condolences to the families of victims who lost their lives in the Odisha train accidentldquoPraying for everyone affected by the train accident in India I extend my heartfelt condolences to the victims and their families and hope that rescue operations can save all those in needrdquo Taiwan President TsaiIng Wen said in a tweetPraying for everyone affected by the train accident in India I extend my heartfelt condolences to the victims and their families and hope that rescue operations can save all those in needmdash Tsai Ingwen iingwen June 3 2023ldquoMy deepest condolences to the people of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the tragedy in Odisha We share your pain and sincerely wish a speedy recovery to all the victims The EU stands ready to provide assistance in any way we canrdquo Charles Michel saidMy deepest condolences to the people of India and narendramodi PMOIndia over the tragedy in Odisha We share your pain and sincerely wish a speedy recovery to all the victimsThe EU stands ready to provide assistance in any way we canmdash Charles Michel CharlesMichel June 3 2023ldquoWe send our deepest sympathies following the devastating train crash in Indiarsquos eastern Odisha state Our thoughts are also with the many injured and with the emergency personnel working to assist themrdquo Australian foreign minister Penny Wong saidWe send our deepest sympathies following the devastating train crash in Indias eastern Odisha stateOur thoughts are also with the many injured and with the emergency personnel working to assist themmdash Senator Penny Wong SenatorWong June 3 2023The Odisha train accident involving two express trains BengaluruHowrah Express and ShalimarChennai Coromandel Express and a goods train in Balasore has claimed the lives of 238 people The South Eastern Railway on Saturday said that water tea and food packets are being provided to passengersAs per the information received till now there are 238 casualties Around 650 injured passengers have been taken to the Hospitals of Gopalpur Khantapara Balasore Bhadrak and Soro the South Eastern Railway said on SaturdayWater tea and food packets are being provided to passengers at Kharagpur station Food packets will also be provided in Howrah after the arrival of the train South Eastern Railway saidOn Friday several coaches of the 12864 BengaluruHowrah Superfast Express on the way to Howrah derailed and fell on adjacent tracks The 12841 ShalimarChennai Central Coromandel Express coming from the opposite direction on the parallel track rammed into the derailed coaches Some 12 Coromandel Express coaches derailed and hit the stationary goods train on the third trackUnion Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reached the spot and supervised the rescue operation He said that a highlevel inquiry will be carried out into the incidentA detailed highlevel inquiry will be conducted and the rail safety commissioner will also do an independent inquiry Vaishnaw said on SaturdayHe added Our focus is on rescue and relief operations Restoration will begin after clearance from the district administrationOdisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday visited Balasore District Hospital and met the people who were injured in the train accident Earlier the Odisha CM also visited the incident site and took stock of the situation The Odisha government has declared a day of mourning on Saturday in the wake of the train derailment in BalasoreWith inputs from ANI