Rescuers give up hope of finding survivors

? Naval boats searched for bodies Sunday as rescuers gave up on finding more survivors from a train that plunged into a rainswollen river in southern India, killing at least 111 people, officials said.

The accident occurred early Saturday in the town of Veligonda in Andhra Pradesh state after flash floods washed away a portion of the track.

By Sunday afternoon, rescuers had pulled out all survivors and dead bodies trapped in seven cars that derailed along with the train’s engine, said J.P. Batra, chairman of the railway board. Rescuers on naval boats searched for bodies that were washed away from the scene, said K. Jana Reddy, the home minister of Andhra Pradesh states.

At least 11 bodies were found downstream overnight, raising the death toll to 111.

Five cars were submerged, while two more derailed on the ground.

Reddy said nearly all passengers traveling in five of the derailed coaches have been accounted for. Railroad authorities didn’t have any record of passengers traveling in the remaining two derailed coaches, which were unreserved, he said.