India: Gaisal Disaster - 2 August 1999

photo: Yahoo/Reuters Gaisal Tragedy: hundreds died when two trains collided head-on in West Bengal

• 06 Aug 99:     New investigation announced as search ends, officials suspended
• 04 Aug 99:     India: Gaisal Disaster - It was sabotage - Ramdoss
      Minister urged to withdraw resignation
• 04 Aug 99:     India: Gaisal Disaster - Inquiry begins
• 04 Aug 99:     India: Gaisal Disaster - Death toll reaches 275
• 03 Aug 99:     India: Gaisal Disaster - Railway Minister resigns
  Death toll approaches 300
• 02 Aug 99:     Gaisal catastrophe - Rescue operation scaled down
• 02 Aug 99:     India: Gaisal catastrophe - Death toll reaches 250
• 02 Aug 99:     India: Gaisal train collision - Death toll continues to mount
• 02 Aug 99:     India: Gaisal train collision - 100s feared dead
• 02 Aug 99:     Hundreds feared dead in Indian train collision