Germany train derailment: At least 3 killed, several injured

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https://www.dw.com/en/germany-train-derailment-at-least-3-killed-several-injured/a-73431046

At least three people were killed and several others were injured after a passenger train derailed in southwestern Germany on Sunday, the German press agency DPA reported, citing local authorities.

"According to current investigations, three people were killed and other passengers were seriously injured," Ulm police said in a statement.

It was not immediately clear how many people were wounded.

The train had been carrying around 100 passengers when at least two carriages derailed at around 6:10 p.m. (1610 GMT) near the town of Riedlingen in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
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Heard on BBC that it looks like land slides are responsible for this horrific accident.

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1. Sewage spill causes deadly train derailment in Germany, police say

Three people have been killed and several others badly hurt after an overflowing sewage shaft caused a landslide that derailed a passenger train in south-west Germany, local authorities say.

Prosecutors said the train crashed between Riedlingen and Munderkingen near Stuttgart on Sunday following heavy rain in the area.

The deluge is believed to have caused an overflow, triggering a landslide on the banks running next to the tracks.

The train driver, another rail employee and one passenger died, while 41 people were injured. On Sunday, German Chancellor Freidrich Merz said he "mourn[ed] the victims" and offered his "deepest sympathy" to their families.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9844egpx8o

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2. Thanks for this link

Climate Change is real -
https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/topics/in-depth/extreme-weather-floods-droughts-and-heatwaves

That Europe is the fastest-warming continent in the world is becoming increasingly perceptible. The year 2024 was the hottest on record, both in Europe and globally. Around two million people across Central Europe were affected by severe flooding in September, followed by extensive floods in Valencia in October, which killed over 200 people and destroyed homes and businesses. In the first six months of 2025, 208.000 hectares of forest have already been destroyed by wildfires.

Over the past decades, Europe has been experiencing frequent and severe weather and climate-related natural hazards like droughts, forest fires, heatwaves, storms and heavy rain. Climate change will make these events even more intense and more frequent.

Extreme temperatures do not only impact the health of vulnerable groups but also cause sleep disturbance for everyone. Rivers and lakes are drying up, impacting all life dependent on them. Soils are also getting drier, increasing fire risks and reducing agricultural productivity.

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3. A village in Switzerland was obliterated in june

A village in Switzerland was obliterated by a glacial landslide in june.

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4. There will be many more such tragedies

until we wake up

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5. Hope DFW is ok. he lives and travels all over Europe and often uses trains, does he not?

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6. Yes he does

Not sure where he is but it may be the US as he often heads home in summer