Barcelona suspends its agenda and will hold a minute of silence for Urda

Mayor Jaume Collboni has made the City Council available to the areas affected by the train accident in Urda (Toledo). The municipal political agenda is suspended.

The mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, has offered the city's resources to the municipalities and areas hit by the train accident that occurred in Urda (Toledo) this Wednesday. He did so through a post on Instagram, where he also conveys his support to the families of the victims.

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The Barcelona City Council has suspended all its planned political agenda for the day. The municipal groups of PP, Junts, Barcelona en Comú, and ERC have also cancelled press conferences and scheduled events for the morning.

From the opposition, the leader of ERC in the council, Elisenda Alamany, described the news coming from Urda as “heart-wrenching.” She wished a swift recovery to the injured and thanked the emergency and medical teams on the ground for their work.

The Junts mayoral candidate, Jordi Martí, expressed his dismay at the train tragedy in Los Yébenes and Urda. He conveyed his sympathy to the families and the injured, and his support to the emergency teams.

The leader of the PP in the council, Dani Sirera, stated that the city stands with the families of the victims. He announced that this afternoon, at 20:00, a minute of silence will be observed in the plaza de Sant Jaume, in adherence to the call from the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP).

The company Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) has expressed its condolences to the families of the deceased and wished for the injured to recover as soon as possible. It also wanted to show its support to the railway operators involved in the incident.