00:00Portugal is mourning the death of 16 people after the Gloria Funicular in Lisbon derailed
00:07and crashed on Wednesday.
00:10Earlier it was reported 17 people had died.
00:13This number has now been corrected to 16 fatalities.
00:18Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said the crash was one of the greatest human tragedies in
00:22the country's history.
00:24We are in contact with the victims of national and foreign victims, namely through the Ministry
00:30of Foreign Affairs, whenever there is a place for identification of people and nationalities
00:38that will be confirmed.
00:54The accident also resulted in its own investigation.
01:22The accident also resulted in more than two dozen injuries, five of whom are in critical
01:28condition.
01:29The injured were transported to various hospitals in Lisbon.
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