A Hellenic Train stationmaster in Larissa, aged 59, who was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a train accident near Tempe, northern Greece, that led to the death of at least 46 people as given until Saturday to prepare his defence.
Greece’s National Blood Donation Center announced on Thursday that the “overwhelming” response to a blood drive called to cover the needs of the victims of Tuesday’s deadly train collision “have been fully met.”
Greece will do everything it can to prevent a repeat of a train disaster which killed at least 46 people, government spokesperson Giannis Economou said on Thursday.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken contacted his Greek counterpart, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, on the telephone to offer the condolences of the United States for the tragic rail disaster at Tempi, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Greek exports are headed for a new record, barring any unpredictable geopolitical developments with negative effects of course.
Turkey’s President Erdogan and his government have come under fierce criticism for what many see as an inadequate relief effort following last month’s devastating earthquakes.
Rescuers resumed a search on Thursday for survivors of Greece’s deadliest train crash, combing through the buckled and crushed remains of carriages that derailed and then caught fire in a disaster that killed at least 46 people.
The Culture Ministry is proceeding with the restoration of the buildings of the Leprosy Hospital on the small island of Spinalonga just off the coast of Crete, in order to create exhibition spaces.
A Hellenic Train stationmaster in Larissa, aged 59, who was officially placed under arrest on Wednesday and is expected to be charged with manslaughter through negligence for the tragic train accident near Tempi, northern Greece, will appear before a prosecutor on Thursday.
Basic safety mechanisms that could have prevented the deadly train crash in central Greece on Tuesday night were out of order, Vassilis Zavogiannis, the person representing the workers of Hellenic Train SA on the board of the company that operates the country’s passenger and freight trains, told Kathimerini, speaking of a system that has been…