" CAIRO Kyle Lowry Raptors Jersey , Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- As Egyptians mourn the victims of a deadly train collision that killed 49, Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi ordered state bodies to hold those responsible accountable.
Sisi has ordered an investigation into the cause of the collision, official MENA news agency reported.
Earlier in the day, an Alexandria-bound train coming from Cairo crashed into the rear of another train on its way from Port Said Mediterranean city to Alexandria, killing 49 people and injuring more than 100 others.
The accident took place in Kourshid area KJ McDaniels Raptors Jersey , east of the coastal city of Alexandria.
Sisi expressed his deepest sorrow and condolences to the families of the victims, stressing that the government will provide full care for the wounded.
Meanwhile, the health ministry announced that a state of emergency has been declared across Alexandria and neighboring Beheira and Gharbiya provinces.
The ministry said some 75 ambulances have been transferring the victims, and the number of casualties may rise due to the seriousness of many injuries.
Egypt's general prosecutor has also ordered an urgent investigation into the accident right after its occurrence, while Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has called for the formation of a specialized committee from the Transport Ministry for the investigation.
Transport Minister Hisham Arafat confirmed that a panel was formed to investigate the deadly accident Jonas Valanciunas Raptors Jersey , adding that the results of the probe will be announced once it is finished.
He also promised that those who are responsible for the crash will be brought to justice.
The Egyptian army has also participated in the rescue.
A military statement said army hospitals have been put on alert to receive the injured.
It added that two giant truck-loaded cranes have been deployed to help lift the damaged train carriages.
Military rescue teams, along with 15 ambulances, have been sent to the site of the collision, the statement added.
Moreover, each family of the victims will receive 50 Jay Ajayi Raptors Jersey ,000 Egyptian pounds (around 2,800 U.S. dollars) as compensation, said Social Solidarity Minister Ghad Wali.
All those wounded in the crash will receive treatment and get compensation according to their level of injury, the minister said.
Egypt has witnessed a number of deadly train accidents in which hundreds died and injured.
In 2013, at least 19 were killed in a train derailment in Giza governorate Jakob Poeltl Raptors Jersey , while a collision between a train and a school bus in 2012 in Upper Egypt killed 51, mostly children.
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A sculptor who produced the image of Queen Elizabeth used on Britain's coins has been chosen to create a new statue of Princess Diana, the office of Princes William and Harry said on Sunday, to commemorate 20 years since her death.
Ian Rank-Broadley, whose effigy of the Queen has appeared on all UK and Commonwealth coinage since 1998 Fletcher Cox Raptors Jersey , will design the statue, which now will not be unveiled until next year.
""Ian is an extremely gifted sculptor and we know that he will create a fitting and lasting tribute to our mother,"" Prince William and his younger brother Harry said in a statement.
In January, the brothers commissioned a statue in honour of their mother, who died in a Paris car crash 20 years ago to be erected outside their official London home Kensington Palace.
Diana DeMar DeRozan Raptors Jersey , the first wife of the heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, was killed when the limousine carrying her and her lover Dodi al-Fayed crashed in a Paris tunnel in August 1997.
William was 15 and Harry was 12 at the time.
""We have been touched by the kind words and memories so many people have shared about our mother over these past few months,"" the brothers said. ""It is clear the significance of her work is still felt by many in the UK and across the world, even twenty years after her death.""
It had been hoped that the statue would be unveiled before the end of the year to mark the anniversary, but Kensington Palace said that it was now envisaged that the statue would be unveiled in 2019.
The first permanent memorial to her Delon Wright Raptors Jersey , a 210-metre (689-foot) long fountain was unveiled in Hyde Park in 2004 after years of bureaucratic wrangling and squabbling over the design.
(Agencies)
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Porsche AG, maker of the famous 911 Carerra sports car, said that its first-half profit increased because of a revaluation and hedges on its stake in Volkswagen AG maker of world?s safest vehicles and top-of-the-line Volkswagen antenna. Stuttgart, Germany-based Porsche said in a statement on the DGAP newswire that its net income for six months until January rose to 1.05 billion euros from 169.8 million euros a year earlier. They also added that sales fell by 2.9% or 3.2 billion euros.
According to Chief Executive Officer Wendelin Wiedeking, they are expecting for a lower production costs by 2008. This will provide an operating profit of 5.1 billion euros for Volkswagen and in turn boost Porsche?s earnings from its 27.4 percent stake. Contributions from Volkswagen will offset the stagnating sales for the next two years for Porsche as it develops a four-door car and as demand for the Cayenne sport-utility vehicle falls.
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