Larissa: Alexis Tsipras met with relatives of victims – He donated blood for the injured

In the hospital of Larissa who have been transported injured, burned and also the bodies of the victims of the railway accident were found President of SYRIZA PS, Alexis Tsipras after the crash site near Tempe.

Mr. Tsipras was informed by the hospital commander about the condition of the injured, many of whom are young children. At the same time, he had the opportunity to speak with doctors and nursing staff and thank them for the superhuman efforts they make from the first moment of the accident to treat the injured and save human lives.

Mr. Tsipras arriving at the Larissa hospital met relatives of injured, but also relatives and parents of victims, to whom he expressed his deepest condolences for the tragic loss.

Before departing from Larissa, Mr. Tsipras responded to the call for an emergency blood donation to help the wounded.

“We are living an unimaginable tragedy – Now we are mourning, I don’t want to talk about responsibilities, we will talk in due time.”

Earlier, Mr. Tsipras was at the scene of the tragic train accident near Tempi. The President of SYRIZA PS was at the side of the rescuers and firefighters who are fighting to free the injured and retrieve victims since last night, and was informed by the deputy chief of the Fire Department about the progress of the operations that are still in progress in the wreckage of the trains.

After the briefing, Mr. Tsipras made the following statement to the press representatives:

“These are moments of deep pain and sorrow. The images I saw are shocking. We are living through an unimaginable tragedy with dozens of dead and missing, among whom unfortunately many young children. At this time when we are still counting our dead and mourning I don’t want to talk about responsibilities. We’ll talk about that in due course. I only want to express my deepest sorrow and support to the relatives of the deceased, but also my wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured.”