MEGANTIC, Quebec, Ramadan 2, 1434, Jul 11, 2013, SPA -- Crews worked Thursday to find the burned remains of the 50 people presumed dead in Saturday's catastrophic oil train derailment, as Quebec Premier Pauline Marois toured the traumatized town and took the American railway's chief to task for not visiting sooner, AP reported. Marois arrived in Lac-Megantic hours after police said they had recovered five more bodies, raising the official body count to 20. Workers searched through the epicenter of the explosions for the remaining 30. Edward Burkhardt, President and CEO of U.S.-based Rail World Inc., which owns the runaway train, was also in town. He arrived Wednesday with a police escort and faced jeers from residents. Marois had earlier faulted Burkhardt for what she said was a slow response, and called the company's chief behavior "deplorable" and "unacceptable." She renewed some of the criticism Thursday. Burkhardt said he had delayed his visit in order to deal with the crisis from his office in Chicago, saying he was better able to communicate from there with insurers and officials in different places. He was planning to meet with residents and the mayor Thursday. -- SPA 22:19 LOCAL TIME 19:19 GMT تغريد
