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| 10 dead, 73 injured after train derails in Turkey | |
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| Ten people have been killed and 73 others have been wounded after a train derailed in northwest Turkey, according to a government official cited by local media. The incident occurred near the Greek border. | |
| The incident occurred when five carriages of the train, which was carrying 362 people, came off the tracks near the Greek border. It happened after heavy rain and a landslide onto the tracks, according to officials cited by Reuters. | |
| Television images showed carriages turned on their sides and medics at the site. | Television images showed carriages turned on their sides and medics at the site. |
| The train was traveling from Uzunkopru, Edirne province, to Istanbul when it derailed near Sarilar village in Tekirdag’s Corlu district, according to Anadolu. | The train was traveling from Uzunkopru, Edirne province, to Istanbul when it derailed near Sarilar village in Tekirdag’s Corlu district, according to Anadolu. |
| The mayor of Sarilar, Fuat Doner, said it is "very difficult to reach the area by car...air support is needed to evacuate the wounded," Dogan News Agency reported. | The mayor of Sarilar, Fuat Doner, said it is "very difficult to reach the area by car...air support is needed to evacuate the wounded," Dogan News Agency reported. |
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