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The derailment of two high-speed trains in Adamuz (Cordoba) on Sunday has caused at least 39 fatalities and dozens of serious injuries, with victims already transferred to hospitals, according to sources from the Civil Guard and the Andalusian emergency services. Forty-eight people remain hospitalized, 12 of them in intensive care units in the city of Cordoba. An Iryo train traveling from Malaga to Madrid derailed shortly after 7:30 p.m. and fell onto the tracks where an Alvia train was traveling at 200 kilometers per hour (125 mph) in the opposite direction toward Huelva.

Starting with the hosts, while Cordoba might have claimed an essential boost earlier in the month as they snatched a 2-1 victory against Castellon, Ivan Ania's men came immediately crashing back down to earth in a worrying fashion last time out. Eventually falling to what was a routine 3-1 drumming away at Andorra, the Caliphs open this weekend's fixtures holding just a one-point buffer from slipping into the drop zone.

Córdoba's sewer network, built under the Umayyad Caliphate, showcased advanced urban hygiene that would not be surpassed in Europe until the 20th century.