AKIPRESS.COM - Two express trains were partially swept off a flooded bridge over a river in central India, killing at least 20 people and injuring 100, Reuters reports referring to the government.

Twelve coaches of the Kamayani Express to Varanasi from Mumbai derailed near Harda in the central state of Madhya Pradesh just before midnight. Six coaches of the Janata Express derailed around the same time, the railway ministry said.

"We are trying to rescue passengers. Relief work is going on on a war footing. We are checking all carriages to look for trapped passengers," said ministry spokesman Anil Saxena.