All the 809 train passengers stranded at the heavily flooded Srivaikuntam near Thoothukudi in southern Tamil Nadu were rescued on Tuesday, Southern Railway said. Out of the 809 passengers, 509 people were evacuated from the Srivaikuntam Railway Station.
They were taken by buses to Vanchi Maniyacchi Railway station from where a special train was set to take them to Chennai.
Of the 300 other train passengers who were accommodated at a school in Srivaikuntam, 270 passengers moved out on their own as most of them belonged to nearby places.
“The remaining 30 passengers are also being evacuated with the help of RPF and they will be moved by road to Maniyachhi. Station,” a Southern Railway release here said.
Asked about the claim made earlier in the day that Defence personnel commenced work to rescue train passengers at Srivaikuntam by engaging a helicopter, the Railway official who had confirmed it told.
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