Lisbon funicular crash: Portugal declares day of mourning as death toll rises to 17
More than a dozen people killed and 21 others injured after one of city’s famous streetcars derailedExplainer: what is Lisbon’s funicular railway Elevador da Glória and how does it work?Europe live – latest updatesPortugal has declared a day of national mourning after at least 17 people were...
<p>More than a dozen people killed and 21 others injured after one of city’s famous streetcars derailed</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/04/explainer-what-is-lisbons-funicular-railway-elevador-da-gloria-and-how-does-it-work">Explainer: what is Lisbon’s funicular railway Elevador da Glória and how does it work?</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/04/ukraine-russia-security-guarantees-coalition-of-the-willing-paris-europe-live-news-updates">Europe live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Portugal has declared a day of national mourning after at least 17 people were killed and 21 others injured when one of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/03/at-least-three-people-killed-many-injured-in-lisbon-funicular-crash">city’s famous funicular cars derailed</a> and crashed into a building on Wednesday evening.</p><p>An emergency services spokesperson said some foreign nationals were among the dead but did not identify the victims or disclose their nationalities.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/04/lisbon-funicular-crash-portugal-declares-day-of-mourning-deaths">Continue reading...</a>
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