Disbelief turned to despair and anger in Greece after dozens of people were killed in the country’s worst rail disaster in living memory. | Reuters
First responders were searching through a smoldering mass of mangled steel for survivors hours after the wreck in the Tempi valley of central Greece. In the nearby city of Larissa, dozens of people gathered at a local hospital waiting for news of their relatives on the train.
Many of the victims were thought to be university students, returning home to Thessaloniki, which has a large student population, after a long holiday weekend marking the start of Greek Orthodox lent. Steeped in tradition, it’s a highlight of the holiday calendar, marked by fancy dress parties and kite flying.
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