Greek parents, relatives and friends have turned to social media in search of young people, mostly students who are missing following the rail disaster at Tempi, central Greece on Tuesday night.
People post photos of their loved ones on Twitter and Facebook trying to get information about their fate.
Hospital officials at the city of Larissa where most of the injured and the dead have been transferred say that the majority of the victims are young people returning to Thessaloniki to continue their studies after the long weekend of Apokries and Clean Monday.
🆘 Αγνοείται φοιτήτρια του ΑΠΘ, Αγάπη Τσακλίδου. Ήταν στο τρένο Αθήνα-Θεσσαλονίκη. Αν κάποιος γνωρίζει οτιδήποτε παρακαλώ ενημερώστε!
697 733 8684 #Τεμπη #Τεμπη_Τραγωδία #τραγωδια pic.twitter.com/r7DJZGwYd3— Christina T. (@chritoro1) March 1, 2023
Έκκληση για βοήθεια ψάχνουμε τον αδερφό μου Βάιο Βλάχο που επέβαινε στο #τρενο στα #Τέμπη και αγνοείται Όποιος ξέρει κάτι να μας πει Ήταν με την κοπέλα του (είναι στο ΠΓ Λάρισας) η οποία έχει μαλλί ράστα μωβ και το σκυλί τους (Τζακ Ράσελ). Δεν ξέρουμε σε ποιο βαγόνι ήταν pic.twitter.com/knkfsD7Pki
— Patagonian Fossil Turtles 🐢🇦🇷🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♂️🇬🇷 (@yatachelys) March 1, 2023
Αγνοείται από εχθές βρισκόταν στο τραίνο που συγκρούστηκε, παρακαλούμε πολύ οποίος/οποία γνωρίζει κάτι να επικοινωνήσει! Το όνομα της είναι Ιφιγένεια Μήτσκα! #Τεμπη #τραγωδία pic.twitter.com/zWTaATfUxA
— Konstantinos Micropoulos (@KMicropoulos) March 1, 2023
SOS βρισκόταν στο τρένο στα Τέμπη και δεν έχουν κανένα σημάδι/νέο της. Δεν βρίσκεται στις λίστες των νοσοκομείων.
Η οικογένεια της έχει τρελαθεί από την αγωνία!!! μήπως κάποιος διασώστης η οποιοσδήποτε γνωρίζει κάτι;;#Τεμπη #τεμπη_εγκλημα #Τεμπη_Τραγωδία pic.twitter.com/v2nQ54Ux1U— Konna💫 (@konna09) March 1, 2023
Οι κυπριοι, αγνοουμενοι, απο το τραγικο, δυστυχημα, στα Τεμπη!! 🙏🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/UQBtCzdPMa
— Eleni Ellas🇬🇷🇨🇾🇷🇸🇦🇲 (@elenitoogreek) March 1, 2023
The exact number of casualties in Greece’s rail disaster is unclear
The exact number of casualties is unclear, but according to official announcements at least 42 people have died and dozens more have been injured, some of them seriously. Private TV stations in Greece say the number of dead may be higher.
A report by the Greek public broadcaster ERT said members of the passenger train’s crew were among the dead. It said most of the casualties had been recovered from the third carriage, which was derailed.
It is not known how many people are still uncounted since many passengers disembarked before the train reached the crash site and some others boarded in the city of Larissa.
The fire department in Greece has said identifying people is proving “very difficult” because temperatures exceeded 1,300C where the fire broke out.
Rescuers turned to cranes and other heavy machinery to start moving large pieces of the trains, revealing more bodies and dismembered remains. Many bodies were so badly disfigured that they required DNA identification.
57 people remained hospitalized late Wednesday, including six in intensive care. More than 15 others were discharged after receiving initial treatment.
Riot police clashed with demonstrators outside the headquarters of Hellenic Train on Wednesday following the deadly Tempi train crash. The demonstration was organized by student groups and collectives.
The police used tear gas and flashbang grenades to repel the crowd, with the demonstration moving on toward parliament.
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