"If anyone is in Adamuz and recognizes my father, please contact me."

"I still haven't heard anything. I've asked all the hospitals and nothing; we've called all the phone numbers and nothing." This is just one of the desperate messages circulating on social media, where relatives of passengers from the trains involved in accidents in Córdoba They are publishing photos because, at this time, they don't know where the passengers are or if they have been injured.

The collision between two trains occurred this Sunday at 7:45 p.m., when an Iryo train traveling between Málaga and Atocha (Madrid) derailed near Adamuz (Córdoba). This caused another train traveling in the opposite direction, an Alvia on the Madrid-Huelva route, to derail. In total, there were approximately 500 people on board the two trains. The accident has left at least 39 dead and more than a hundred injured. Now, while awaiting a final tally, families are searching for their loved ones amidst the confusion and disbelief brought on by the tragedy.

Ricardo is one of the users on X searching for his father, who was traveling on the Alvia train from Madrid to Huelva: "He is 57 years old and his name is Ricardo Chamorro. Please share," he wrote on the network, where he also posted several photos of the missing man. Lucía Vidal, another user, wrote a few hours ago: "We need information; we have a relative who is incommunicado after traveling on the train to Huelva. He is an elderly person who needs assistance."

These kinds of messages are piling up on social media as a desperate measure to find passengers who still haven't been able to contact their families or whose serious injuries during the disaster are unknown.

Shock and aid for the victims in Adamuz

There is shock and grief in Adamuz. The train collision occurred in a rugged and difficult-to-access area about four kilometers from the town center. The municipal sports center has been converted into a makeshift field hospital to treat those with minor injuries, and relatives of the passengers have traveled to the town in Córdoba province searching for their loved ones and seeking information amidst the confusion. They are being cared for in another municipal building while they await news. Blankets and essential supplies have also arrived at the sports center from local residents in a show of solidarity.

Some of the slightly injured passengers arriving at the field hospital described the moment of the accident to the EFE news agency: "There were two very hard braking maneuvers" on the Iryo train, and from then on, chaos ensued with "people falling to the ground" and a great deal of panic. Speaking to SER radio, some passengers described their experience of the crash: "I was thrown from the rear cab into the passenger compartment. I opened the door with my head and lost consciousness," said Raquel. "I'm scared, still shaken, but, given what happened, I'm lucky to be alive," said Noelia, who added: "I was able to call my family to say I was okay, but there were people who were very badly injured. Some people died instantly." As of now, 152 people have been injured in the accident: 24 are in serious condition and 5 are in critical condition. Most were hospitalized at the Reina Sofía Hospital in Córdoba, although the most seriously injured were transferred to nearby medical centers. The cause of the accident, which the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, has described as "extremely strange," is still unknown. Emergency teams worked throughout Sunday night recovering bodies: mobile ICU units, firefighters, medical services, the Civil Guard, and the Military Emergency Unit were mobilized to manage the situation.