Lisbon, Sep 4
Two people who were injured in the derailment of a Gloria funicular in Portugal's Lisbon have died, raising the death toll to 17, according to the Director of the Lisbon Municipal Civil Protection Service, Margarida Castro Martins, local media reported on Thursday.
The Gloria funicular derailed in Lisbon on Wednesday afternoon (local time). Operated by Carris, the Gloria funicular connects Restauradores to Jardim de Sao Pedro de Alcantara in Bairro Alto, a distance of approximately 265 meters, and is popular among tourists.
Portugal is observing a day of national mourning on Thursday over the Gloria funicular derailment in Lisbon. The local government has also announced three days of municipal mourning. The flags of Portugal and the European Union were flown at half-mast at the European Parliament in Brussels and Strasbourg. Portugal President and PM have cancelled their today's agenda in memory of the victims of the accident.