Moroccan family dies in Italy gas train explosion
Rome - A four-member Moroccan family and two other Moroccans died Monday night in the explosion of a GPL-loaded rail tanker that killed 21 close to Luccia, in north-western Italy
Rome - A four-member Moroccan family and two other Moroccans died Monday night in the explosion of a GPL-loaded rail tanker that killed 21 close to Luccia, in north-western ItalyA Casablanca-native couple and their two daughters aged 3 and 17, as well as two brothers from the city of Marrakech were listed among those killed in the tragic event.
The 14-wagon gas train derailed near the station of the coastal city of Viareggio killing 21 people, including five children, and injuring 26, most of them seriously.
The Italian cabinet on Friday declared the scene of the gas explosion a national disaster, and said the emergency at the site will remain in effect until December 31.
The bodies will be repatriated on Sunday, Nabil Benabdallah, Morocco’s ambassador in Italy told MAP.
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