In pictures: the Tezgam tragedy

A devastating fire ripped through a crowded train carrying religious pilgrims


Afp November 01, 2019

Funerals began at dawn in Pakistan on November 1 after a devastating fire ripped through a crowded train carrying religious pilgrims, killing at least 74, with many of the victims resident of one southern town.

9 The burnt-out train carriages a day after the passenger train caught on fire in Rahim Yar Khan. PHOTO: AFP

1 Inside of a burnt-out train carriage a day after the passenger train caught on fire in Rahim Yar Khan. PHOTO: AFP

2 People look at the burnt-out train carriages. PHOTO: AFP

4 People look at the burnt-out train carriages. PHOTO: AFP

5 People walk past the burnt-out train carriages. PHOYO: AFP

11 A man looks at the burnt-out train carriages. PHOTO: AFP

6 The burnt-out train carriages a day after a passenger train caught on fire in Rahim Yar Khan. PHOTO: AFP

7 People look at the burnt-out train carriages. PHOTO: AFP

8 The burnt-out train carriages a day after a passenger train caught on fire in Rahim Yar Khan. PHOTO: AFP

12 The burnt-out train carriages a day after a passenger train caught on fire in Rahim Yar Khan. PHOTO: AFP

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