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DNA Matching Begins as Families Wait After Adamuz Train Crash

Police, Red Cross, psychologists, medics support relatives at a retirement home repurposed as a help center.

Overview

  • An Alvia service from Madrid to Málaga derailed near the village of Adamuz, causing fatalities and severe damage to at least one carriage.
  • Emergency response was organized across the choir headquarters, a municipal field hospital and local support points, with Renfe buses transporting uninjured passengers.
  • The Guardia Civil has started collecting DNA swabs from relatives to identify remains found in the carriages.
  • Hospitals are treating survivors, including a six-year-old girl located by family, while many passengers remain unaccounted for.
  • Local residents, led by the retirement-home owner, are offering free drinks and shelter as relatives such as Juan Carlos continue searching for loved ones.