Published: 31 Oct, 2026 CET.Updated: Sat 31 Oct 2026 12:12 CET
A Red Cross volunteer conforts a woman outside a support centre for relatives of missing victims, following the train crash between a high-speed Renfe AVE train and an Iryo train in Urda, Toledo. (Photo by Oscar DEL POZO / AFP)
On the eve of the second anniversary of Valencia’s devastating floods, the country was rattled by its second major train collision this year. Is Spain more prone to natural and human-caused disasters than its European neighbours, and if so, why?
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