"The news of the train accident in Odisha is heart-wrenching. My thoughts are with the families who have lost their loved ones and I wish the injured a speedy recovery. We stand with you in this hour of grief," he tweeted.
Leaders from across the world, including President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte, expressed condolences for the triple train crash that occurred in Odisha in which over 260 people were killed.
Tamil Nadu Police has set up control rooms for people to contact and know the whereabouts of people known to them who are stranded in the unfortunate accident in Odisha's Balasore.
Jeypore (Odisha) [India], September 12 (ANI): A passenger train sourcing from Visakhapatnam to Kirandul derailed between the Jeypore-Chatriput stations in Odisha on Monday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 5 (ANI): One person was killed while two others sustained injuries as a bus carrying stranded migrants from Hyderabad to Banki met with an accident on NH-16 near Kuhudi in Khurda district on Tuesday morning, police said.
Dhenkanal (Odisha) [India], Jan 31 (ANI): A 10-year-old elephant died while another got seriously injured after being run over by a truck on National Highway-55 in Odisha's Dhenkanal.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): In another step towards saving the life of the accident victims, Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy on Saturday issued directions for strengthening the management of the "golden hour" with definite Standard Operating procedure (SOP) for first 48 hour
Kendrapada (Odisha) Jan 7(ANI) : Five people were killed and one was critically injured after a car they were travelling in collided with a truck in Kendrapada district of Odisha on Monday.