Two sisters and a daughter from the same family are among the victims of the train disaster in Greece, the protest is growing among the population

While the first victims of the train disaster are being buried in Greece, protests are also growing. Young people, especially students, take to the streets in droves. Because this drama could have been avoided if the investment in infrastructure and safety had been made. Meanwhile, the first victims are getting a face. One family was particularly affected, they lost three young women.

It has been turbulent for several days in Athens and Thessaloniki, among others. Silent protest marches always end in unrest. The police use tear gas. Young people are calling on the government to invest in a safe rail network. They have the support of the entire population. Wish balloons were released to the victims on Friday and Saturday evening.

The head of the Larissa station appeared before the investigative judge on Saturday. is still being held. “He may have made a mistake that led to the drama. But politics holds the butter,” it seems.

The tally is now 57 dead, but people are still fighting for their lives. Today we said goodbye to the first victims.

Athena Katsara, a 34-year-old mother of a baby boy, was the first to be buried in her hometown of Katerini in northern Greece. Her husband, who was with her on the train, remains seriously injured in hospital. During the farewell, a family member asked about the lessons learned from this drama that plunged many families into deep grief.

In Kalambaka, one family has been hit hard. Twin sisters Thomi and Chrysa Plakias and their niece Anastasia are killed. They sat next to each other on the train.

Young people in their twenties studied in Thessaloniki, but during the Carnival weekend they decided to return to their families in Kalambaka. On the way back to the student room, it crashes.

They were in one of the carriages that caught fire.

DNA testing was used to determine the identity of their subjects.

Their parents, Nikos and Dimitris Plakias, owners of the famous “Gardenia” tavern in Kastraki, immediately went to Larissa as soon as they heard the news of the accident. When they were asked to submit their DNA there, they knew immediately that they had to expect bad news.

The family was never allowed to see their bodies again, they had been mutilated so horribly.

Not all of the victims have yet been identified, as it turned out Saturday.

For many families, the wait has become unbearable. Mirella Rossi, whose 22-year-old son Dennis is still missing, has been waiting at the morgue for two days now. My son is not on any official list yet and I have no information. I beg anyone who has seen him, in train car 5, seat 22, to call me if they have seen him.”

Thus there are more parents waiting in vain again for their son or daughter.