Four days after the train accident that killed 45 people in Adamuz, Isabel Díaz Ayuso asked the Archdiocese of Madrid to organize a mass at the Almudena Cathedral—which also hosted the mass for the victims of the DANA storm in the Valencian Community—in memory of the victims. And the preparations, surrounded by her supporters, were perfectly tailored for her. At eleven minutes to seven in the evening, the President of the Community of Madrid arrived walking through the Plaza del Armería, accompanied by the President of the Senate, Pedro Rollán, and the Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida. She was in the center. Although, according to protocol, the preeminence should have been given to the President of the Senate, the fourth highest authority in the State. After ascending the stairs, just below the main entrance, a man approached Ayuso, shook her hand, and asked for a photo. First one selfieBut it ends up being a woman from the Madrid president's team who does it. She bids farewell to the sudden, uninvited guest with a half-smile, shy because of the circumstances, but easily recognizable, and with a wink.

"It's very strange that it happened on a straight stretch of road." This was one of the first assessments made on Sunday night by railway experts, train drivers, industry workers, and even the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente. The area where they collided Two trains in Adamuz (Cordoba), an accident that has already left at least 40 deadIt's flat terrain: a long straight stretch with the only element being a switch.