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5. 100 died in train accident

After unseasonal floods, the Delta Express crashed near the town of Veligonda, south of Hyderabad, on October 29.

Seven of the train's 14 coaches and its engine derailed. At least three coaches fell into floodwaters.

Despite the administration's rescue efforts, a hundred people died in the year's worst rail disaster.

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