zondag 6 januari 2013

Costa Concordia survivors: 'One year on, our lives are still in ruins' - Telegraph

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Thirty two people died when the Costa Concordia ran aground off the Italian island of Giglio. And, as Andrea Vogt finds out, many survivors are still struggling to put their lives back on track.

This time last year, Jeno Csanya was a successful musician with the world at his feet. Now he has lost almost everything.


The 43-year-old Hungarian was part of “Bianco Trio,” a group of three instrumentalists playing on the Costa Concordia, the giant cruise ship that capsized on January 13 last year.


He lost his beloved double bass in the carnage, smashed his back and ripped his ankle ligaments, leaving him unable to work and now facing imminent eviction from his flat.


He also lost his friend – Sándor Fehér. Mr Fehér, 38, the ship’s talented violinist, was last helping people into lifeboats as the disabled vessel tilted into the Italian sea.


“Our lives are in ruins because of this,” Mr Csanya said. “It shook me to the bone. To this day I have nightmares about Sándor. I can’t get him out of my head.”




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