"On Monday, more than 18 hours after a high-speed train carrying about 300 Madrid-bound passengers derailed and collided with an oncoming train, people across the country were still scrambling to make contact with missing loved ones caught up in Spain's worst rail disaster in more than a decade. A relative reacts outside an emergency centre. Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters Juan Barroso said five members of his extended family had been among the nearly 200 people heading from Madrid to the southern city of Huelva by train."
"In the aftermath of the collision near Adamuz in Cordoba province, just one of them, a six-year-old child, had been accounted for. Now we're searching for the four who are missing, Barroso told reporters. We've been all over. All of the hospitals in Jaen, Ubeda, and in Cordoba. Others took to social media, posting photos of their loved ones and pleading for people to get in touch."
"Speaking to reporters during a visit to the site, the country's prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, vowed that the investigation into the cause of the crash would be full and transparent. Spanish society, like all of us, is wondering what happened, how it happened, how this tragedy could have occurred, he told reporters on Monday as he declared three days of mourning starting at midnight ."
A high-speed train carrying about 300 Madrid-bound passengers derailed and collided with an oncoming train near Adamuz in Cordoba province, killing at least 40 people and injuring dozens. Rescuers continue to search twisted cars and scattered debris while families scramble to locate missing loved ones and post appeals on social media. Relatives report multiple family members missing and hospitals across Jaen, Ubeda and Cordoba are involved in identification efforts. Police opened offices for reports and DNA collection. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez vowed a full, transparent investigation and declared three days of national mourning.
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