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外刊精选｜台铁脱轨事故：那些幸存的和逝去的

2021年4月2日，台铁太鲁阁号列车，行至花莲大清水隧道时发生严重脱轨事故。截至目前，车上350余名乘客中，死亡人数达到51人。我们看到的是冰冷的数字，而灾难夺取的是鲜活的生命。即便是幸存者，他们的生活也从此不再完整。今天的文章中，《纽约时报》的记者为我们还原了事故现场，一起来缅怀逝去的生命。

TheySurvivedTaiwan’sTrainCrash.TheirLovedOnesDidNot.

ByAmyQin,AmyChangChienandJoyDong

Crawlingthroughthesmokywreckage,shefirstfoundherhusbandandsonpinnedunderluggagelockersandmangledsteel,buttheyweren’tbreathing.Thenshecalledherdaughter’sname.

“Ican’thangonanylonger,”herdaughterresponded,accordingtoMs.Kacaw.Thosewereherlastwords.

Justlikethat,Ms.Kacawhadlostherhusbandofmorethan20yearsandtheir21-year-oldsonand20-year-olddaughter,bothpromisingathletesincollege.Theywereamongthe51peoplewhowerekilledonFridaywhenatrainderailedalongTaiwan’seastcoastintheisland’sworstsuchdisasterinfourdecades.

Insidethesetraincars,theacridsmellofbloodhungintheair,saidZengWen-Long,avolunteerRedCrossrescueworker,inaninterview.ItwastherethatMr.Zeng’steamfound5-year-oldYangChi-chen,whohadbeentravelingwithheroldersisterandfather,wedgedunderachair.

Morethananhourpassedbeforetheteamhadreachedher,andshewasalreadyveryweak.Mr.Zengsaidhehadcarriedhertoherfather,MaxYang,whowasleaningagainstthetunnelandhadcalledouttotherescuers,askingtoholdthemotionlesschild.

Bythetimetheygottoahospital,Mr.Yangsaid,Chi-chenhaddied.Shewasoneoftheyoungestvictims.Her9-year-oldsisterremainsinintensivecare.

OnSaturday,Mr.Yangreturnedtothesiteofthecrash—atunnelrunningthroughverdantmountainsoverlookingthePacificOcean—withothergrievingrelativesto“callbackthesoul,”atraditionalTaoistmourningritualtypicallyperformedforvictimsofanaccident.

“Comehome!”theyyelledtowardthetunnel,whereworkersinyellowhardhatshadhalte