Workers across Greece strike over fatal train collision

8 March 20238 March 2023

A woman runs in front of a ship docked during a strike announced by the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation at the port of Piraeus, Greece, 08 March 2023. EFE/EPA/GEORGE VITSARAS

Athens, Mar 8 (EFE).- Public sector workers in Greece went on strike on Wednesday in response to the deadly train collision that killed 57 people last week. The strike was called by the Greek civil servants’ confederation (ADEDY) and has been backed by maritime and public transport workers, doctors, teachers and actors. Railway workers were … Read more

Experts comb Greece train wreckage for DNA to identify victims

3 March 20233 March 2023

Firefighters work in the aftermath of a train collision near Larissa, Greece, 03 March 2023. EFE/EPA/APOSTOLIS DOMALIS

Athens, Mar 3 (EFE).- Forensic experts on Friday were scouring for biological samples in the mangled wreckage of two trains that collided head-on in central Greece this week killing at least 57 people. Officials are now working on identifying passengers who remain unaccounted for or those confirmed to have died in what was Greece’s deadliest … Read more