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Spanish rescuers search trains in hope of finding survivors of deadly crash

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Rescuers searched through wrecked train carriages near Urda, Spain, on October 29, hoping to find more survivors from a deadly high-speed train crash that had already claimed 68 lives. Emergency workers used cranes overnight to lift wreckage and dogs were deployed for further searches. The incident has led to renewed calls for railway safety improvements and prompted Spanish political leaders to suspend campaign activities ahead of the November 29 snap election.
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SEMAF Spain Spanish Toledo URDA

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Spain GPE · 7× SEMAF ORG · 3× Spanish NORP · 3× Toledo GPE · 2× URDA GPE · 2× Castilla-La Mancha GPE · 1× Esther Padilla PERSON · 1× Pedro Sanchez PERSON · 1× Santiago de Compostela GPE · 1× TVE ORG · 1×

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"Rescue teams are still working very carefully, because we still cannot say with certainty that there are no more victims trapped in the twisted wreckage," Esther Padilla, a spokeswoman for the regional government of Castilla-La Mancha, told TVE.
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🔮 They will go back in today to make sure that nobody else remains there," she added.
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Spanish rescuers search trains in hope of finding survivors of deadly crash · assertive framing

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Spanish rescuers search trains in hope of finding survivors of deadly crash URDA, Spain, Oct 29 - asserted
rescuers → search → crash
Rescuers searched desperately through wrecked carriages on Thursday in the hope of finding more survivors of Spain's second deadly high-speed train crash this year, which has so far claimed 68 lives. asserted
which → search → lives
Emergency workers were seen carrying what appeared to be a body wrapped in a blanket from one of the trains in a rural area in the central province of Toledo as cranes worked through the night to lift parts of the wreckage of Wednesday's crash. asserted
cranes → see → crash
"Rescue teams are still working very carefully, because we still cannot say with certainty that there are no more victims trapped in the twisted wreckage," Esther Padilla, a spokeswoman for the regional government of Castilla-La Mancha, told TVE. asserted
Padilla → work → TVE
"A canine unit was deployed yesterday. asserted
unit → deploy → ?
They will go back in today to make sure that nobody else remains there," she added. asserted
she → go → ?
Meanwhile, train drivers in Spain went ahead with a previously planned strike to press for more investment in railway safety after what is Europe's deadliest train accident since a 2013 derailment in Spain's Santiago de Compostela. asserted
what → go → Compostela
The crash, which followed another fatal accident in January involving the same rail companies on the same line, has also upended campaigning for a November 29 snap election, with the leaders of Spain's two main parties suspending campaign events. asserted
leaders → follow → events
Spain's government has declared three days of national mourning for those killed when one high-speed train hit another. asserted
train → declare → another
POLITICAL LEADERS TRAVEL TO CRASH AREA Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was due to travel to Toledo on Thursday morning to take part in a meeting to monitor and coordinate the emergency response. asserted
Sanchez → travel → response
Meanwhile, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, leader of the centre-right People's Party (PP), which is currently leading in polls, was due to travel to the town of Urda near the crash site. asserted
which → lead → site
The crash has reopened a debate about safety on Spain's railways, Europe's longest and until recently a source of pride in the country. asserted
crash → reopen → country
Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente said on Wednesday the crash happened after several trains stopped automatically due to a signal failure. asserted
trains → say → failure
A state-run Renfe train was then authorised to proceed at normal speed even though there was a stationary Iryo-operated train ahead. asserted
train → run → speed
SEMAF, the Spanish train drivers' union, said it did not want to speculate on the cause of the crash. asserted
it → say → crash
"We wish to exercise caution until we have a detailed understanding of exactly what happened, so as not to engage in speculation," SEMAF said in a statement late on Wednesday. asserted
SEMAF → wish → Wednesday
Train drivers would go ahead with the strike that had already been planned before the accident to press for structural changes in railway safety, SEMAF said, adding that it was studying further action. asserted
it → go → action
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