Juanma Moreno says that victims have been found "hundreds of meters" from the train crash site in Córdoba and that more will be found.

BarcelonaRescue and emergency teams working in Adamuz (Córdoba) at the scene of Sunday's fatal train accident have found bodies "hundreds of meters" from the point of collision. The Andalusian president, Juanma Moreno Bonilla, anticipates that as the extrication work progresses, the death toll will rise above the current count of 39. Firefighters worked at the site throughout the night and have already brought in the machinery that will be used to lift the trains and open the tunnel. One of the carriages was launched into the air and fell down a four-meter embankment. "Knowing approximately the number of passengers on board, it's normal that, once the heavy machinery is used to lift the trains, we will likely find more deceased individuals," Moreno Bonilla said in an interview with RTVE. The first three carriages of the Alvia train bore the brunt of the impact after colliding with the rear of the Iryo train, which derailed and crossed onto the other track. Moreno explained that it involves "tons of iron" that will have to be "broken down" because they are a tangled mess. Once the machinery has cleared the space, firefighters will enter to rescue the victims. "I think the probability of fatalities is very high," he said. This Monday morning, emergency teams conducted a search of the area, and Moreno Bonilla explained that they found bodies "hundreds of meters" from the point where the tail of the Iryo train, which derailed, collided with the end of the Alvia train traveling on the other track. "That means they were thrown through the windows and that the impact was very, very strong. When you see the image of the Alvia, which suffered the greatest impact, you realize the scale of what happened," said the head of the Andalusian government.

Identify the victims

Meanwhile, at three Civil Guard centers in the provinces of Huelva, Málaga, and Córdoba, DNA samples are being collected from relatives of people who were on the train and have not yet been located. Their genetic material will be compared with that of the victims "to ensure there is no error or doubt" in the identifications. The head of the Andalusian government also confirmed that 11 adults and one child rescued from the affected carriages remain in intensive care, and assured that none of them are in imminent danger.