<span style="color: #222222;">The death toll in the train accident has risen to 288, and around 1000 are feared critically injured.  Meanwhile, several special and express trains are being cancelled following the accident.<br />''<br />''Odisha and Tamil Nadu governments have announced one-day State mourning today.<br />''<br />''Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of two lakh rupees each to the next of kin of each deceased. He said each injured will be given 50 thousand rupees.<br />''<br />''Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also announced an ex-gratia for the accident victims. He said ten lakh rupees will be given to the next of kin of each killed, two lakh rupees each to grievously injured and 50 thousand rupees each for minor injuries.<br />''<br />''Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin has announced an ex-gratia of five lakh rupees each to the families of the deceased and 50 thousand rupees each to the injured.<br />''<br />''Condolence messages pouring in from across the country and abroad. Condolence messages have been pouring in from across the country on the lives lost in the train accident in Balasore, Odissa. Chief Ministers of various states, leaders of political parties and several organisation have expressed their grief on the tragedy.<br />''Leaders of parties including the AIADMK, Congress, PMK, AMMK, TMC, BJP and others have conveyed their condolences to the families of the deceased and injured.  Several Chief Ministers including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh and Haryana are among others who have condoled the incident.<br />''Condolences are also pouring in from world leaders on train crash. They include Russian President Vladimir Putin, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, President of UAE Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Council President Charles Michel, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen and US Envoy to India Eric Garcetti. </span>