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Officials suggested human error, even sabotage, could have led to the crash that killed 275, as crews raced to restore service and families struggled to reach the site to identify loved ones.
Most of the victims’ families live in towns and villages hundreds of miles away, officials and medics said.
The disaster killed at least 288 people, and a preliminary government report described it as a “three-way accident” involving two passenger trains and an idled cargo train. Officials were investigating possible signal failure.
The rail disaster, in the eastern state of Odisha, was among the deadliest in a nation with a history of rail safety problems.
In Ukraine’s capital, residents struggled with the question of who was to blame for a shelter closed off to two women and a child. In Russia, the authorities described evacuations in a border region.
Video showing rescuers trying to free people trapped in the wreckage after two trains derailed in the eastern state of Odisha.
Mortality rates fell by 20 percent among women in countries that began cash transfer programs to the poor. Children also benefited.
Investigators have accused the 15-year-old student of starting the blaze in anger after her mobile phone was confiscated.
Support for the war in Ukraine remains high but could potentially turn if concern over the high numbers of casualties persists, according to FilterLabs AI.
In Peru, investigations into the killing of protesters by security forces are often closed without any charges, undermining people’s faith in their government.