"The Oxford Dictionary defines it as "support by one person or group of people for another because they share feelings, opinions, aims"."
"This shared feeling was illustrated when at nearly 8pm on Sunday January 18th two trains collided close to the sleepy Andalusian village of Adamuz, and the first people at the scene were the locals from this pueblo. They took blankets, water and bandages to the scene of the wreckage and invited those not seriously injured into their homes. Adamuz's local supermarket reopened its doors, as did the pharmacy - anything that could be done to assist, the villagers put aside their own shock and fears and were there to help."
"Sixteen-year-old Adamuz local Julio had been fishing with his friend when police cars sped past them. They decided to follow emergency services to the scene of the accident and within a matter of minutes, Julio was rescuing a man who had been trapped in the wreckage for over an hour. "He's my guardian angel," Jose Manuel Duran said as he embraced the adolescent in hospital two days after the crash. Paco, another heroic local teen who helped with the rescue operation, told La Sexta TV that "we saw scenes we never imagined we'd see," but if faced with a similar situation he said "I would do it again.""
Spanish communal solidarity manifested immediately after the deadly train collision near Adamuz, with locals first on scene providing blankets, water and bandages. Villagers invited those not seriously injured into their homes while the supermarket and pharmacy reopened to supply needs. Local teenagers undertook rescues, including one adolescent who freed a man trapped for over an hour and received gratitude from survivors. Public figures praised both professional emergency services and popular volunteer action. Alongside widespread solidarity, some individuals sought to profit from the tragedy, complicating the collective response.
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