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.....CNN Breaking News ‏@cnnbrk 1m
Five more bodies recovered from train derailment in Quebec, raising the death toll to 33, police say
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.....CNN Breaking News ‏@cnnbrk 1m
Five more bodies recovered from train derailment in Quebec, raising the death toll to 33, police say
The Quebec coroner's office released the names of seven more vicitms of the Lac-Mégantic disaster on its website Saturday night. Spokesperson Geneviève Guilbault said the families of the victims had been notified 24 hours before the names were released to the public.
The names of those identified are:
Frédéric Boutin, 19 years old
Kathy Clusiault, 24 years old
Élodie Turcotte, 18 years old
Yannick Bouchard, 36 years old
Karine Lafontaine, 35 years old
Maxime Dubois, 27 years old
Mélissa Roy, 29 years old
The identity of 93-year-old Éliane Parenteau was first released July 11.
Guilbault said an additional victim has been identified, and that person's name will be released to the public Monday morning.
........Quebec provincial police say they have recovered the bodies of two additional victims in Lac-Mégantic, bringing the total found to 37.
Sûreté du Québec Insp. Michel Forget said Monday that emergency crews have been searching the disaster site every day from early in the morning to sunset, working 15 minute shifts because of the extreme heat, which peaked today at 52 C. Forget said one emergency worker received medical treatment for a minor heat-related illness.
Survivors begin class-action lawsuit
A group of Lac-Mégantic, Que., citizens is preparing a class-action against the owners of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway, after one of its trains carrying dozens of tank-cars of crude oil derailed and exploded July 6, destroying the town's core.
The petition was filed on behalf of Yannick Gagne, owner of the Musi-Café, which was destroyed by the blast, and Guy Ouellet, whose wife died in the disaster.
The destruction was so shocking it even caused one local reporter to burst into tears.
Until now, access has been limited to authorities and a few politicians — including Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who had compared it to a site ravaged by war.
The close-up, hour-long tour revealed a scene worse than imagined and gave an idea of just how much destruction the oil tankers wrought on the centre of the town.
A group of journalists were brought inside the perimeter by bus, then escorted on foot to view flattened buildings, twisted heaps of metal, and trees reduced to sticks of charcoal.
Lac-Mégantic toll rises to 42
Remains of 4 more victims recovered from red-zone
So many people here want to give but what will help Lac-Megantic the most?
Thats the question a local group intends to ask the Mayor of Lac-Megantic, Colette Roy-Laroche, when they travel there for a brief meeting Wednesday, said Ryan Morgan, chair of the Farmington Board of Selectmen....
http://bangordailynews.com/2013/07/...ounty-group-to-visit-lac-megantic/?ref=latest
Paul Mccartney is giving free tickets to his Quebec City show the survivors of the disaster.
http://www.thestar.com/entertainmen..._paul_mccartney_offers_free_show_tickets.html
At first I thought that read: He was giving them the proceeds FROM the concert.
About 1,000 people ran the 12 kilometres from the Eastern Townships community of Nantes Que. to Lac-Mégantic on Sunday afternoon.
It was a show of support for the town that was rocked by a catastrophic train explosion earlier this month. Many of the runners wore green, the colour of hope.
Red Cross volunteers were at the finish line to collect donations for the people of Lac-Mégantic.
Investigators have not revealed what evidence they have gathered from the blast site or what type of charges may be in store, but they have suggested that it might involve a finding of negligence rather than something deliberate that led to the crash that levelled the town’s main commercial strip, a popular bar where dozens were gathered and about 30 homes.
A church was packed, with the overflow crowd spilling out into the surrounding streets, for a memorial service Saturday three weeks after a train derailment devastated Lac-Megantic, Que.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was among the numerous politicians attending the service, which featured emotional tributes to the 47 people killed in the disaster.