Doctors use WhatsApp to find kin of India train survivors


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  • Tuesday, 22 Nov 2016

Indian relatives assist an injured train passenger at a hospital in Kanpur, on November 21, 2016. Rescuers on November 21, ended their search for survivors amongst the twisted remains of a derailed train as the death toll from one of India's worst rail disasters rose to 146. / AFP PHOTO / Sanjay KANOJIA

PUKHRAYAN, India: Eight-year-old Sejal Yadav was pulled from the wreckage of a derailed train in northern India and rushed alone to hospital. Hours later she was reunited with her brother – thanks to WhatsApp. 

As survivors were rescued from the mangled carriages of the Indore-Patna Express on Sunday, many – including children – became separated from their relatives as they were shunted into ambulances and taken to various hospitals in the area. 

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