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Pakistan: Deadly Monsoon Floods Affect Over One Million People in Punjab Province

Heavy monsoon rains have caused deadly floods across Pakistan. The floods in Punjab province alone have affected more than one million people, and the nationwide death toll has surpassed 800 since the monsoon season began in June. In the city of Lahore, even luxury developments have been submerged, with thousands of homes flooded.

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Shinkansen halted after train cars decouple

TOKYO, Japan, March 6 Kyodo - Video take photos of a bullet train on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line following an emergency stop near JR Nishi-Nippori Station in Tokyo on March 6, 2025, after two cars decoupled. The incident led to a suspension of bullet train services in eastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Shinkansen halted after train cars decouple

Shinkansen halted after train cars decouple

Photo taken March 6, 2025, shows a bullet train on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line making an emergency stop near JR Nishi-Nippori Station in Tokyo after two cars decoupled. The incident led to a suspension of bullet train services in eastern Japan.

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Shinkansen halted after train cars decouple

Shinkansen halted after train cars decouple

Photo taken March 6, 2025, shows a bullet train on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line making an emergency stop near JR Nishi-Nippori Station in Tokyo after two cars decoupled. The incident led to a suspension of bullet train services in eastern Japan.

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Shinkansen halted after train cars decouple

Shinkansen halted after train cars decouple

Photo taken March 6, 2025, shows a bullet train on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line making an emergency stop near JR Nishi-Nippori Station in Tokyo after two cars decoupled. The incident led to a suspension of bullet train services in eastern Japan.

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Shinkansen halted after train cars decouple

Shinkansen halted after train cars decouple

Photo taken March 6, 2025, shows a bullet train on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line making an emergency stop near JR Nishi-Nippori Station in Tokyo after two cars decoupled. The incident led to a suspension of bullet train services in eastern Japan.

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Shinkansen halted after train cars decouple

Shinkansen halted after train cars decouple

People take photos of a bullet train on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line following an emergency stop near JR Nishi-Nippori Station in Tokyo on March 6, 2025, after two cars decoupled. The incident led to a suspension of bullet train services in eastern Japan.

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Shinkansen halted after train's cars decouple

Shinkansen halted after train's cars decouple

An electronic sign at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo notifies passengers of a suspension of Shinkansen bullet train services in eastern Japan on March 6, 2025, after two train cars on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line decoupled, causing an emergency stop.

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Shinkansen halted after train cars decouple

Shinkansen halted after train cars decouple

Photo taken March 6, 2025, shows a bullet train on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line making an emergency stop near JR Nishi-Nippori Station in Tokyo after two cars decoupled. The incident led to a suspension of bullet train services in eastern Japan.

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-MANZHOULI-BRI COUNTRIES-IMPORT AND EXPORT (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-MANZHOULI-BRI COUNTRIES-IMPORT AND EXPORT (CN)

(240722) -- MANZHOULI, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A drone photo taken on July 17, 2024 shows two China-Europe freight trains running through the Manzhouli railway port in Manzhouli, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. According to statistics from Manzhouli Customs, in the first six months of 2024, the Manzhouli railway port has handled 2,327 China-Europe freight train trips. The import and export value with Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) participating countries reached 59.88 billion yuan (about 8.4 billion U.S. dollars), up 3.2 percent compared to the same period last year. Exports are mainly cars, home appliances and other mechanical and electrical products, imports are mainly resource commodities such as coal, metal ores, and grain. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li He)

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France: Passengers Walk On Tracks After Power Outage Stalls Train Service In Paris

Train service was disrupted on Monday, March 18 in Paris due to a power outage. Passengers stuck nearly for two hours on a train near Bibliothèque François Mitterrand station had to exit the cars and walk on tracks to the station.

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Commuter train in Taiwan

Commuter train in Taiwan

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows an image of a commuter train to be built by Taiwan Rolling Stock Co., a joint venture between Japanese rail car manufacturer Nippon Sharyo Ltd., trading house Sumitomo Corp. and their Taiwanese partners. The two Japanese firms said Jan. 13, 2011 that the joint venture has won an order for 296 commuter train cars from the Taiwan Railways Administration.

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Local railway companies decorating cars to lure passengers

Local railway companies decorating cars to lure passengers

TOKYO, Japan - Jomo Electric Railroad Co. operates a two-car ''Running Aquarium'' train in Ogo station in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture.

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Accident suspends Tokyo rail link to Haneda airport

Accident suspends Tokyo rail link to Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - A passenger from a stricken monorail car moves to another monorail car by a bridge put up on the roofs of the two cars after a monorail train linking Haneda airport and downtown Tokyo was hit by a crane, trapping around 130 passengers for about two hours.

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Rescuers resume search for victims under crashed train cars

Rescuers resume search for victims under crashed train cars

SHONAI, Japan - Rescue workers on Dec. 28 hoist one of first two carriage of an East Japan Railway Co. train that derailed on Dec. 25 in Yamagata Prefecture as they continue their search for victims of the fatal accident. Police and firefighters said they check will check whether any passengers are buried underneath, particularly under the first one.

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Memorial service held for 107 train derailment victims

Memorial service held for 107 train derailment victims

AMAGASAKI, Japan - People queue with flowers in hands during a memorial service held Sept. 25 for the 107 people who died when a speeding JR West commuter train derailed in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture on April 25. In the back is the condominium into which two front cars of the detailed train rammed, killing 107 people and injuring some 550 others.

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(2)JR West mulling setting up 3rd-party safety advisory committee

(2)JR West mulling setting up 3rd-party safety advisory committee

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Photo shows the apartment building in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, into which the first two cars of a packed commuter train rammed in a deadly accident on April 25. West Japan Railway Co. President Takeshi Kakiuchi said on May 13 that JR West will buy the building and erect a memorial for the victims there.

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(8)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

(8)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Firefighters attempt to rescue survivors from one of two rapid commuter train cars that slammed into an apartment building following a derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25. At least 50 people died and more than 300 others were injured, police said.

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(9)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

(9)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - First two cars of a seven-car commuter train of West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line remain slammed into an apartment building in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25. The first car rammed deep into the parking space of the building and is hardly visible.

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(11)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

(11)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Firefighters attempt to rescue survivors from one of two commuter train cars that slammed into an apartment building in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25.

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(12)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

(12)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Firefighters are at work to rescue survivors from one of two commuter train cars that slammed into an apartment building in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25.

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(9)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

(9)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - First two cars of a seven-car commuter train of West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line remain slammed into an apartment building in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25. At least 50 people died and more than 400 others were injured in the accident.

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(10)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

(10)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Firefighters work hard to rescue survivors from one of first two commuter train cars that slammed into an apartment building in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecutre, on April 25.

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(6)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

(6)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - An aerial view of a train accident on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25. The accident happened when a commuter train derailed and two of its cars slammed into an apartment building.

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(7)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

(7)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - A hospital in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, is crowded after a train accident on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line in the city on April 25. The accident happened when a commuter train derailed and two of its cars slammed into an apartment building.

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(5)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

(5)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - An aerial view of a train accident on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25. The accident happened when a commuter train derailed and two of its cars slammed into an apartment building.

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(4)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

(4)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Firefighters rescue injured passengers from the roof of a train that derailed on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25. Two of the train's cars slammed into an apartment building.

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(3)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

(3)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - A wounded passenger is rescued after a train on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line derailed and two of its cars slammed into an apartment building in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25.

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(1)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

(1)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - People injured in a train accident on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25 receive treatment. The accident happened when a commuter train derailed and two of its cars slammed into an apartment building.

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(9)S. Korea subway fire kills passengers

(9)S. Korea subway fire kills passengers

TAEGU, South Korea - South Korean firefighters check the two subway cars gutted in a suspected arson attack in the central South Korean city of Taegu on Feb. 18. Yonhap News Agency reported that as many as 100 bodies were found inside the train.

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(2)1 dead, 23 hurt in train-car crash in Aichi

(2)1 dead, 23 hurt in train-car crash in Aichi

NAGOYA, Japan - The scene at a railway crossing in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, after a train of the Nagoya Railroad Co. (Meitetsu) collided with a passenger car on Sept. 26. The car's driver died and 23 people -- the train driver, conductor and passengers -- were injured in the collision. The first two cars of the eight-car train ran off the rails.

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(1)1 dead, 23 hurt in train-car crash in Aichi

(1)1 dead, 23 hurt in train-car crash in Aichi

INAZAWA, Japan - A utility pole hangs in front of a limited express train of Nagoya Railroad Co. (Meitetsu) near a railway crossing in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 26 after the train collided with a car (L). The first two cars of the train derailed and the passenger car was severely damaged in the collision, which left the car's driver dead and injured 23 people.

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Putin denounces Crimean Bridge explosion as terrorist act

STORY: Putin denounces Crimean Bridge explosion as terrorist act DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: (Source: Zvezdanews, EMERCOM of Russia) 1. various of explosion site 2. various of aerial shots of Crimean Bridge 3. various of officials inspecting the site 4. various of Crimean Bridge STORYLINE: The explosion on the Crimean Bridge was no doubt a terrorist act aimed at destroying Russia's critical civilian infrastructure, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday. "Ukraine's special services were the initiators, performers and masterminds," Putin said when meeting with Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin. Traffic of cars and buses has resumed on the road route of the Crimean Bridge, while trucks are still required to cross the Kerch Strait by ferry, Crimea's head Sergei Aksyonov has said on Telegram. On Saturday, a deadly blast hit the 19-km Crimean Bridge, which consists of two parallel routes for automobiles and train

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(6)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

(6)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - An aerial view of a train accident on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25. The accident happened when a commuter train derailed and two of its cars slammed into an apartment building. (Kyodo)

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(3)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

(3)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - A wounded passenger is rescued after a train on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line derailed and two of its cars slammed into an apartment building in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25. (Kyodo)

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(4)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

(4)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Firefighters rescue injured passengers from the roof of a train that derailed on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25. Two of the train's cars slammed into an apartment building. (Kyodo)

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(1)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

(1)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - People injured in a train accident on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25 receive treatment. The accident happened when a commuter train derailed and two of its cars slammed into an apartment building. (Kyodo)

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Security cameras in operation on shinkansen train

Security cameras in operation on shinkansen train

In this Feb. 23, 2016 photo taken at JR Tokyo Station, a security camera (center top) is seen inside a passenger car in a Central Japan Railway Co. shinkansen bullet train, as the railway operator began constant monitoring of bullet train passenger cars running between Tokyo and Hakata, the first such step taken by a shinkansen operator, in the wake of an arson-suicide that occurred on a train bound for Osaka from Tokyo in June 2015 that left two dead and 26 others injured. The company started the monitoring regime on a single train the same day, but plans to expand it to cover 90% of its rolling stock by the end of March 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Security cameras in operation on shinkansen train

Security cameras in operation on shinkansen train

In this Feb. 23, 2016 photo taken at JR Tokyo Station, a security camera is seen above a door in a Central Japan Railway Co. shinkansen bullet train. The railway operator began constant monitoring of bullet train passenger cars running between Tokyo and Hakata, the first such step taken by a shinkansen operator, in the wake of an arson-suicide that occurred on a train bound for Osaka from Tokyo in June 2015 that left two dead and 26 others injured. The company started the monitoring regime on a single train the same day, but plans to expand it to cover 90% of its rolling stock by the end of March 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Security cameras in operation on shinkansen train

Security cameras in operation on shinkansen train

In this Feb. 23, 2016 photo taken at JR Tokyo Station, a security camera is seen above a door in a Central Japan Railway Co. shinkansen bullet train. The railway operator began constant monitoring of bullet train passenger cars running between Tokyo and Hakata, the first such step taken by a shinkansen operator, in the wake of an arson-suicide that occurred on a train bound for Osaka from Tokyo in June 2015 that left two dead and 26 others injured. The company started the monitoring regime on a single train the same day, but plans to expand it to cover 90% of its rolling stock by the end of March 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inside view of newly completed train cars at Kyoto museum

Inside view of newly completed train cars at Kyoto museum

Photo taken on Oct. 22, 2015, shows the inside of one of two newly completed train cars pushed by a steam locomotive unveiled in the compound of the Kyoto Railway Museum. The seats, arranged in a style reminiscent of the early days of railways, are made of wood. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inside view of newly completed train cars at Kyoto museum

Inside view of newly completed train cars at Kyoto museum

Photo taken on Oct. 22, 2015, shows the inside of one of two newly completed train cars pushed by a steam locomotive unveiled in the compound of the Kyoto Railway Museum. The seats, arranged in a style reminiscent of the early days of railways, are made of wood. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Steam locomotive train cars run with people aboard at Kyoto museum

Steam locomotive train cars run with people aboard at Kyoto museum

Two newly completed train cars pushed by a steam locomotive run with visitors aboard on Oct. 22, 2015, in the compound of the Kyoto Railway Museum due to open in spring 2016. West Japan Railway Co. held a ceremony the same day to unveil the cars. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Memorial service held for 107 train derailment victims

Memorial service held for 107 train derailment victims

AMAGASAKI, Japan - People queue with flowers in hands during a memorial service held Sept. 25 for the 107 people who died when a speeding JR West commuter train derailed in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture on April 25. In the back is the condominium into which two front cars of the detailed train rammed, killing 107 people and injuring some 550 others. (Kyodo)

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(2)JR West mulling setting up 3rd-party safety advisory committe

(2)JR West mulling setting up 3rd-party safety advisory committe

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Photo shows the apartment building in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, into which the first two cars of a packed commuter train rammed in a deadly accident on April 25. West Japan Railway Co. President Takeshi Kakiuchi said on May 13 that JR West will buy the building and erect a memorial for the victims there. (Kyodo)

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At least 70 dead, hundreds injured in China train collision

At least 70 dead, hundreds injured in China train collision

BEIJING, China - Train cars lie derailed after a collision involving two trains in Zibo in China's eastern province of Shandong on April 28. The official Xinhua News Agency said the accident happened when a high-speed passenger train traveling from Beijing to the summer resort of Qingdao derailed into the path of another train traveling from the city of Yantai in Shandong to Xuzhou in neighboring Jiangsu Province. (Kyodo)

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At least 70 dead, hundreds injured in China train collision

At least 70 dead, hundreds injured in China train collision

BEIJING, China - At least 70 people were killed and hundreds injured in a collision involving two trains in China's eastern province of Shandong on April 28, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Photo shows derailed train cars after the collision in the city of Zibo. The accident happened when a high-speed passenger train traveling from Beijing to the summer resort of Qingdao derailed into the path of another train traveling from the city of Yantai in Shandong to Xuzhou in neighboring Jiangsu Province, according to the report. (Kyodo)

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(10)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

(10)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Firefighters work hard to rescue survivors from one of first two commuter train cars that slammed into an apartment building in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecutre, on April 25. (Kyodo)

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(9)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

(9)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - First two cars of a seven-car commuter train of West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line remain slammed into an apartment building in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25. At least 50 people died and more than 400 others were injured in the accident. (Kyodo)

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(12)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

(12)Train derails, slams into apartment building in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Firefighters are at work to rescue survivors from one of two commuter train cars that slammed into an apartment building in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25. (Kyodo)

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