Swiss train derails after landside
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A train has been derailed after a landside with some carriages left dangling into a ravine near the ski resort of St Moritz, Switzerland.
At least one carriage of the Glacier Express is hanging from the tracks in the mountains of the Graubunden region.
Early reports say many passengers managed to scramble to safety and are standing to the side of the track, while some injured passengers have been airlifted to hospital.
Swiss site Blink.ch has reported five to 10 people were in the carriages currently off the track.
The landslide was caused by heavy rain that has been falling in eastern Switzerland, with the incident happening on track between St Moritz and Chur.
MORE DETAILS: 2 passenger train wagons derailed in eastern Switzerland. Check out pic. pic.twitter.com/qZXqLmISeO
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