Train Derails ln China, Kills 3

 A passenger train in eastern China’s Jiangxi province has derailed, killing three passengers and injuring more than 10, Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.

The train, heading from Shanghai to the resort city of Guilin in the southwest region of Guangxi, was caught in a landslide as it passed through Jiangxi’s storm-hit mountain districts in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Xinhua said it was not immediately clear how many passengers were on board, but the number of casualties was expected to rise as rescue workers hack their way through the wreckage.

Eight of the 17 carriages were forced off the tracks and four sustained heavy damage in the resulting pile-up.

Heavy storms throughout Jiangxi over the past few days have destroyed farms and flooded towns and villages, forcing the evacuation of 44,600 local residents, Xinhua said.