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Thursday, October 7. 1999
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Authorities also have received reports from friends and relatives about another 100 people who may have boarded the trains.
Train wreck death toll probably will surpass 70
Twenty-eight people are known to have died when the two commuter trains collided at the height of rush hour Tuesday morning near London's Paddington Station. It wasn't entirely clear if the 70 who were confirmed missing included those 28, as police had not identified all of the dead.
The Associated Press
LONDON — A train carriage that was transformed into a searing coffin in a rush-hour collision cooled enough yesterday to allow authorities close enough to reach a grim conclusion. The death toll from the accident is likely to pass 70.
Meanwhile, horror stories began emerging from survivors.
as high as 170.
Among them was Brendon Bentley, who described from his hospital bed the terrifying moments after the crash, when dazed and frightened passengers scrambled to escape from the burning train.
"I don't think it is going to be as high as that. What I can say at the moment is that it is 70-plus," he replied.
"Yesterday's train crash was a terrible tragedy, the scale of which is only just becoming apparent," he added.
The blaze reached temperatures estimated as high as 1,800 degrees, burning a first-class carriage so badly that emergency services have not been able to examine it thoroughly.
At least 14 of the 150 people taken to local hospitals were seriously hurt
Police and firemen continued yesterday to search through the widespread, mangled and burnt wreckage of Britain's worst rail disaster in a decade.
"You had people coming in with their faces bandaged and just their two eyes looking out and the smell of burnt flesh," said Robin Touquet.
"I could see the flames and there were some people trapped underneath the seats," he said. "We had to try to get over them and try to give them a hand, but we couldn't, so then the first priority was just to get off the carriage."
An emergency doctor at St. Mary's Hospital, where many of the injured were taken, said the injuries were among the worst he'd ever seen.
"We are sure that no other survivors will be found," Trotter said. "It is increasingly clear that there is very little else to recover from the scene."
Russians attack Chechnya
Airstrikes, artillery newest strategy in Chechen conflict
The Associated Press
GROZNY, Russia — Russian forces battered Chechnya with airstrikes and artillery yesterday as Moscow's top brass considered whether to push deeper into the breakaway region.
The Russians rained artillery shells on northwestern Chechnya and carried out bombing raids in the east, Chechen officials said. There was no immediate word on casualties.
"Everything will depend on the situation," Sergeyev said.
He maintained the Russians were encountering only pockets of resistance. But Chechen leaders said there was heavy fighting in the face of the Russian advance.
Chechnya's Muslim clerics were expected to call for a holy war against Russia, Chechnya's Deputy Prime Minister Kazbek Makhashev told the Interfax news agency.
Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov declared yesterday that he was taking direct command of the armed forces. Several powerful Islamic warlords oppose Maskhadov's government.
Maskhadov also has declared martial law, and his government says the economy will be placed on war footing.
Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev said Russian forces may mount new offensives toward Grozny, the capital, and other towns. Russia has given few indications of its strategy, forcing the Chechens to spread out their forces.
Last week, Russia sent ground forces into Chechnya following weeks of heavy air attacks. Russian officials say their forces have seized a third of Chechnya — the plains north of the Terek River.
The Russians may halt on the Terek's north banks, where troops have been fortifying their positions. Moving across the river would bring the Russians into hilly territory and subject them to Chechen guerrilla attacks.
Russia stepped up its economic campaign against Cheyncha, saying it would cut off electricity and withhold food shipments.
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