Odisha Train Tragedy: Atul Karwal, the director general of the disaster response force, reported on Tuesday that one member of the NDRF who was involved in the rescue effort at the scene of the three-train crash in Odisha's Balasore district experienced hallucinations while another reported losing appetite.
Nine Teams Mobilized for Rescue Efforts After Devastating Railway Accident
Nine National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams were sent in to help with rescue efforts after one of India's worst railway accidents, which left at least 278 people dead and more than 900 injured. Official records show that the force removed 121 bodies from the scene and saved 44 victims. Speaking at the Annual Conference on Capacity Building for Disaster Response-2023, Karwal noted, "I met my personnel who were engaged in the rescue effort following the Balasore train accident… someone told me he had blood hallucinations whenever he saw water. Another claimed that as a result of the rescue effort, he has lost the desire to eat."
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NDRF Implements Support Measures for Personnel Post-Rescue
When its personnel returned from a rescue and relief operation, according to the NDRF DG, the force started offering them mental stability training and psychological counselling.Around 7 p.m. on Friday, a goods train loaded with iron ore and two passenger trains—the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express—had an accident in Balasore, which is located about 250 kilometres from Kolkata and 170 kilometres from Bhubaneswar. The accident severely damaged and derailed up to 21 coaches, trapping hundreds of passengers.
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