Spain's Evangelical Federation Calls Churches to Aid Families After Train Crash Kills 68
FEREDE asked congregations in Castilla-La Mancha, Madrid and Andalusia to pray and stand ready to help survivors after two high-speed trains collided in Toledo province.
See where this is ›TOLEDO, Spain —
Spain's main evangelical body has asked churches to pray for and stand ready to help the families of victims after two high-speed trains collided Oct. 28 between Urda and Los Yébenes in the province of Toledo, about 150 kilometers south of Madrid. The provisional death toll stood at 68, The Christian Post reported, carrying a Christian Daily International report.
See where this is ›A Renfe AVE train and an Iryo train collided on the Madrid-Andalusia rail corridor, according to the report. Spain's transport minister spoke of an “error” and “inexplicable circumstances” behind the collision. Scores more people were injured.
The Federation of Evangelical Religious Entities of Spain (FEREDE) offered condolences and called for a rigorous and transparent investigation so steps can be taken to prevent another tragedy. The statement, signed by FEREDE president Esteban Muñoz de Morales Mohedano and executive secretary Carolina Bueno Calvo, invited churches, especially in Castilla-La Mancha, Madrid and Andalusia, to make themselves available to families and survivors.
FEREDE also asked congregations to pray for those affected and thanked emergency, medical and police teams. The Evangelical Church of Valls in Tarragona posted a message headed “Urgent reason for prayer,” calling believers to pray to the “God of all consolation.”
The crash comes months after the Jan. 18 rail accident at Adamuz in Córdoba, which killed 46 people, according to the report. No evangelical victims have been named.
