Viareggio, 29 June 2024 – “The victims of the Viareggio massacre are martyrs because they testify that something that should not have happened”. This is what the Archbishop of Viareggio says. Lucca Paolo Giulietti speaking at the mass in memory of those who died in the railway disaster fifteen years ago.
Important words on the day of commemoration and the procession that passes through Viareggio. A procession in which the following people participate: simple citizens and institutions. In the morning, the memorial mass took place in the church of the Misericordia cemetery in Viareggio, where most of the victims are buried.
A moment of the procession for the victims of the Viareggio massacre (Photo Umicini)
“Fifteen years have passed but the city always rallies around the families of the victims – says the deputy mayor Walter Alberici – A wound has remained in the city. We gather around the family. It is important to continue the issue of safety, the Italian railway system is obsolete”.
“It is important to be here – says the president of the province of Lucca Luca Menesini – A first procedural truth has arrived and we must recognize the great work of the Lucca court. In the meantime, a first step which is then not enough.”
“Our presence is important – says the mayor of Massarosa Simona Barsotti – We are close to the families of the victims. Every year we are here and we want to be close to everyone and continue to ask for justice.”
