"Portugal declared a day of national mourning on Thursday, a day after one of Lisbon's iconic electric funiculars derailed in the capital city, leaving 15 people dead and 18 more injured. The Gloria funicular a yellow railway car which travels up and down a steep slope in central Lisbon swerved off its tracks near Avenida da Liberdade and crashed into a building on Wednesday. Authorities deemed the accident the worst in the city's recent history."
"The incident occurred at the start of the evening rush hour, around 6 p.m. local time and victims were reported to have been pulled out of the wreckage in just over two hours. Visuals circulated on social media throughout the night of rescuers working around the damaged funicular, which was seen flipped on its side against a wall on the street."
"President Marcelo Rebelo said Lisbon was in mourning. "It's a tragedy of the like we've never seen," he said. Prime Minister Luis Montenegro's office said the accident had "brought grief to... families and dismay to the country." Lisbon's Catholic Patriarch Rui Valerio said he was shocked at the crash, wished the injured a speedy recovery, expressed "his solidarity with their families" and thanked rescue teams for their efforts."
A Gloria funicular in central Lisbon derailed near Avenida da Liberdade, crashed into a building, and left 15 people dead and 18 injured. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. at the start of the evening rush hour. Rescuers pulled victims from the wreckage in just over two hours while visuals showed the car flipped on its side against a wall. Five of the injured were reported in serious condition. Authorities have not yet established the nationalities of those affected. A formal investigation into the cause is underway and the operator reported scheduled maintenance had been conducted.
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