Train disaster in Congo

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100 killed in Congo train accident

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/08/02/congo-accident.html?ref=rss

CBC News

About 100 people are dead after an overnight train accident in central Congo, government officials said Thursday.

Toussaint Tshilombo, a government spokesman, told the Associated Press the accident "resulted in a heavy toll of about 100 dead." Earlier reports estimated the death toll at about 30 people.

The train derailed just before midnight when its brakes failed while travelling between the cities of Ilebo and Kananga in the central African nation.

Seven cars overturned in the accident while another leaned partly off the tracks, said Medard Ilunga, head of Congo's state railway agency.

The UN sent doctors, nurses and medical equipment to the site, said Kemal Saiki, spokesperson for the UN peacekeeping operation in the country. The UN force is assisting the nation in its transition to democracy.

Its road and rail systems were built more than 100 years ago, when the country was a Belgian colony.

Comments

shocking news

[ramsesthesecond.livejournal.com]

this is really awful news .... it seems that in africa we all have the same problems In Egypt we had lots of train accidents just in the last 5 years or so... out railway system was built even more that one hundred years ago and less improvements were done till accidents started to occur ... I feel terrible that governments like in Congo and Egypt never tried to prevent a disaster before its occurence!!

Re: shocking news

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

Disasters happen all around the world. Don't under-estimate Africa.

Re: shocking news

[ramsesthesecond.livejournal.com]

I don't but please remeber I am an african man so I guess i can see my contenent pretty clear

Re: shocking news

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

Sure.