(In pics) A moment of silence for Indore-Patna train tragedy

How the Indore-Patna tragedy unfolds.

The pictures are horrifying, but they show the plight of common man in times of tragedy. They also show how man stands by his fellow men in times of need.

The pictures of rescue operations of the ill-fated Indore-Patna train tragedy tell a number of tales- of a lost father, a dead brother and a crushed child. While India mourns the tragedy, it also stands by its victims.

The eyes say it all

Kanpur: passenger stuck in train as Rescue and relief works in progress after the Indore-Patna express derailed near Kanpur Dehat on Sunday morning. PTI

Where is my father?

Kanpur: A bride-to-be who was travelling on the ill-fated Indore-Patna express that derailed in Kanpur Dehat and lost her father in the mishap, looks on inconsolably. PTI

Waiting in patience

Kanpur: Rescue and relief works in progress after the Indore-Patna express derailed near Kanpur Dehat on Sunday morning. PTI

A helping hand

Kanpur: A policeman looks inside a coach as rescue and relief works underway after the Indore-Patna express derailed near Kanpur Dehat on Sunday morning. PTI

God save the victims

Patna: Relative of a passenger who los his life after Indore-Patna express met with an accident near Kanpur, cries at Patna Junction on Sunday morning.

In search of the near and dear ones

Kanpur: Relatives of Indore-Patna Express train which met with an accident, inquire outside a mortuary in Kanpur on Sunday. PTI

The lifeline

Kanpur: Rescue and relief works in progress after the Indore-Patna express derailed near Kanpur Dehat on Sunday morning. PTI

To the Emergency ward

Kanpur: NDRF men carry out rescue and relief works after the Indore-Patna express derailed near Kanpur Dehat on Sunday morning. PTI

The tragedy

Kanpur: Rescue and relief works in progress after the Indore-Patna express derailed near Kanpur Dehat on Sunday morning. PTI