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Rescuers removed parts of the derailed train in a tunnel north of Hualien County, east of Taiwan, on April 3.

A woman cries as families of the victims mourn in a train crash near Taroko Gorge in Hualien, Taiwan.

Taiwanese investigators inspect the wreckage of a yellow truck that, according to authorities, hit the train.

Workers help remove the damaged train carriage.

Relatives of the victims who died with the derailed train are praying at the crash site.

A woman burns ghost money for the victims of the train.

A wide view of the mountains of Hualien County, where rescuers are removing parts of the derailed train.

Workers are trying to remove part of the derailed train.

Rescuers are working on Friday, April 2, at the site where a train derailed inside a tunnel in eastern Taiwan.

Emergency personnel gather near the tunnel.

Part of the train’s wreckage can be seen in the tunnel.

A member of the emergency staff rests near the place where the train derailed.

The aerial photo shows rescuers working on the site.

Members of the Tzu Chi Foundation pay tribute while rescuers transfer bodies of accident victims to Xincheng train station.

The family member of a victim uses a cell phone at the scene of the accident.

Passengers are seen passing by the rescue workers through the tunnel.

Rescuers are handing over the bodies of victims at Xincheng Railway Station.

An aerial photo shows rescue workers on site.

Emergency workers move suitcases inside the train.

A section of the derailed train is cordoned off near the Toroko Gorge area.

A passenger is helped off the train in this image made from a video released by hsnews.com.tw.

Passengers ride out of the tunnel where the train derailed.

Rescuers are working on the site.

Emergency workers help survivors evacuate the train.

Emergency crews are seen in the tunnel next to the wreckage of the train.