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From Our Own Correspondent

Greek Train Crash Triggers Grief And Anger

From Our Own Correspondent

BBC

News, News Commentary

4.41.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Kate Adie presents stories from Greece, Turkey, Senegal, Guatemala and Switzerland

As relatives of victims in the train crash in Greece mourn their loss, broader questions are being asked about the state management of the railways, unleashing public anger as elections loom. Nick Beake was in Larissa.

Turkey has become a top destination for Russia's fleeing the invasion of Ukraine but as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan takes a firmer stance on migration, Russian applications for residency permits are increasingly being rejected. Emily Wither met one Russia who is helping people relocate in Antalya.

The African Renaissance statue is the tallest in Africa and towers over Senegal's capital city, Senegal. Rob Crossan scaled the statue on a recent visit and heard how locals see it as more of a national embarrassment, given its exorbitant cost and domineering presence.

Tikal national park in Guatemala's north is renowned both for its archaeological significance and biodiversity. The ancient Mayan city was once part of a great trading network- stretching across from Calakmul in Mexico to Copan in Honduras. Beth Timmins explore the area and spoke to locals about its World Heritage status.

Xander Brett visits the alpine resort of St Moritz in Switzerland where, for over a hundred years, the 'White Turf horse race has taken place - on snow and ice. He finds that global warming and safety fears are now casting a shadow over this well-attended spectacle.

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts

0:05.0

Today, Russians of all persuasions have fled to Turkey, including many who oppose the invasion

0:11.5

of Ukraine.

0:12.5

Now, Ankara is launching a crackdown on the new arrivals.

0:17.7

We scale a vast bronze statue in Senegal, celebrated by the former president as a symbol

0:23.9

of progress, but locals question if there was money well spent.

0:29.6

This is of a third-century civilization.

0:32.4

We try to decipher some ancient hieroglyphs in the remnants of the Mayan city of Tikal

0:38.3

in Guatemala.

0:41.0

And we're amid the thundering of horses hooves, on ice, at the white turf racing championships

0:47.6

in Samarits.

0:49.0

First, a deadly train crash in Greece, killing 57 people, has shocked the southern European

0:55.3

nation and triggered protests over lack-safety standards.

1:00.0

The accident was caused by a passenger train and a freight train traveling in opposite directions

1:05.7

on the same truck.

1:07.7

The state-run Railways company announced that the station-master on duty, when the head

1:11.9

on collision occurred, has been suspended and is in prison awaiting trial.

1:17.2

But that's done little to quell the public anger, which has seen demonstrators set

1:22.4

far to rubbish bins and petrol bombs being thrown.

1:26.4

And although elections had been unofficially scheduled for April, with the Prime Minister

1:31.5

Kiryako Smitzer-Tarkis poised to announce his campaign, there are now plans to delay

1:37.3

the vote by at least a month.

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