Overview

• The Elevador da Glória derailed on a downhill run and struck a building near Praça dos Restauradores, leaving 16 dead and more than 20 injured after a revision of initial tallies.
• Authorities suspended all three of Lisbon’s funiculars and declared mourning, with a national day observed and local tributes led by city leaders.
• Criminal police opened an investigation as the transport-safety agency GPIAAF leads a technical inquiry and is bringing in external experts to assess mechanical causes.
• Operator Carris defends its maintenance regime of monthly, weekly and daily checks, while union officials cite prior staff complaints about low cable tension and braking problems.
• Victims include foreign nationals; Germany’s Foreign Office says Germans are among those affected, and local reports of a German fatality have not been officially confirmed.