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The death toll as of Friday stood at 57. Most are students who were returning to university in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, following a bank holiday weekend with their parents marking the beginning of Lent.
It is a national tragedy that is especially felt among young people and families who have a son or daughter studying far from home.
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