Images: Rescuers, survivors grapple with Spain's train disaster
The derailment of a train in the northwestern Spanish region of Galicia has killed 80 people and 94 are still injured, officials said.
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A fireman carries an injured young girl in his arms following the horrific train accident near the city of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. AFP
An aerial view shows the site of the train accident near the city of Santiago de Compostela. The train hurtled off the tracks in northwest Spain. AFP
An injured man sits next to the body of a victim covered with a blanket. At least 78 passengers were killed and more than 140 injured in the country's deadliest rail disaster in more than 40 years. AFP
A Spanish flag flies half-mast at Colon Square, in central Madrid. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy declared on Thursday three days of official national mourning for the victims of the disaster. Reuters
Rescuers tend to a victim next to a derailed car at the site of a train accident near the city of Santiago de Compostela. The train which carried 238 passengers originated in Madrid and was bound for the northwestern town of Ferrol. AFP