Kadalundi train disaster turns 23: Rescuer remembers desperate pleas of trapped passengersOn June 22, 2001, the Mangalore-Chennai Mail passenger train crashed into the Kadalundi River near Kozhikode, India. Abdul Azeez, a trauma care volunteer and District Coordinator of Kozhikode Taluk Disaster Management Force, witnessed the accident and participated in the rescue efforts. He helped rescue passengers trapped in the train cars and...
more... guided them to safety. The train left Kozhikode railway station at 4:45 PM and fell into the river at 5:15 PM from the Kadalundi railway bridge. Even after 23 years, Azeez still remembers the tragedy vividly.
22 June 2001 ko, Mangalore-Chennai Mail passenger train, Kadalundi River ke paas Kozhikode mein gir gaya. Abdul Azeez, ek trauma care volunteer aur Kozhikode Taluk Disaster Management Force ke District Coordinator, ne accident dekha aur rescue mein help kiya. Unhone train mein fasse passengers ko bachaya aur unhe safe jagah par...
more... le gaye. Train Kozhikode railway station se 4:45 PM par chali thi aur 5:15 PM par Kadalundi railway bridge se river mein gir gayi. 23 saal baad bhi, Azeez ko yeh tragedy yaad hai.