An Ottawa resident and survivor of a deadly funicular crash in Lisbon last month says she’s shocked by the findings of a recent report on the incident and is calling for greater accountability from Portuguese officials.

Hind Iguernane and her husband Aziz Benharref were among 27 passengers on the tram that derailed Sept. 3 when its cable snapped, causing the car to descend rapidly until it crashed into a building. Benharref was among the 16 people who died in the incident.

"Losing my husband in such a tragedy completely broke my world," Iguernane told CBC over Zoom. "Some days I manage to be OK, but other days are much harder."

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