As devastated relatives watched, workers with heavy equipment were clearing the damaged monitor, wrecked trains, and electrical cables.
” We were called by the police and asked to come ,” Baisakhi Dhar, a resident of West Bengal, said as she looked for her husband Nikhil.
She claimed that although her father’s belongings and phone had been located, she was unsure of his whereabouts.
According to the Railway Ministry on Twitter, more than 1, 000 people are involved in the recovery.
The goal is for all restoration work to be finished by Wednesday night, and songs should be operational, according to railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Numerous cousins waited at a company center where body are taken for identifying, many of whom were sobbing and holding identification cards and photos of their deceased loved ones.
According to Vaishnaw, the families of the deceased will receive 1 million pounds( US$ 12, 000 ) in compensation, while those who are seriously injured will be compensated with 200 000 rupes, with an additional$ 50,000 for minor wounds.
Presidents Joe Biden of the United States, Justin Trudeau of Canada, Rishi Sunak of Britain, and Emmanuel Macron of France have all offered their sympathies.