At Least 6 Dead In France Train Crash

A picture shows a derailed wagon on the site of a train accident in the railway station of Bretigny-sur-Orge on July 12, 2013 near Paris. A train derailed in the Paris suburb of Bretigny-sur-Orge in an accident that caused "many casualties", authorities said. AFP PHOTO /KENZO TRIBOUILLARD        (Photo credit should read KENZO
A picture shows a derailed wagon on the site of a train accident in the railway station of Bretigny-sur-Orge on July 12, 2013 near Paris. A train derailed in the Paris suburb of Bretigny-sur-Orge in an accident that caused “many casualties”, authorities said. AFP PHOTO /KENZO TRIBOUILLARD 

A train carrying about 370 people derailed at the Bretigny-sur-Orge Station,  just south of Paris on Friday July 12, 2013.

The train left the Paris Austerlitz station Friday morning and was bound for the city of Limoges.

It did not have a scheduled stop at the Bretigny-sur-Orge Station.

The accident killed at least 6 people and injured 22 others.

The last four cars went off the track, with one car was lying on the track.

The cause of the derailment is still being investigate.

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Photos: Heavy Floods Hit China, 43 Dead

Heavy floods sweep through Beichuan County in southwest China's Sichuan province on Tuesday, July 9.
Heavy floods sweep through Beichuan County in southwest China’s Sichuan province on Tuesday, July 9.

Death toll reaches 43 after heavy floods hit Dujiangya, Southwest China.

The floods caused landslides including a landslide as big as a small town  that rushed down a mountain earlier in the week.

At least 118 people are still missing.

The disaster destroyed 5,100 houses, damaged another 90,000, smashing bridges and knocking out power to thousands of people.

More than 1.5 million people are affected by the flood.

It is said that this is the worst flood since 1998.

Forecast says that there will be more storms coming soon.

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