Urda train crash: Spain plans aid and early payouts

Victims of the train crash in Urda, in Spain’s Toledo province, are in line for financial help and early compensation: Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says the Council of Ministers will approve an aid decree on Tuesday. He announced the plan in Barcelona on Monday, 2 November, at Prisa’s World in Progress forum.

The decree will also start special procedures for victims who are temporarily unable to work. The government plans to open offices offering personal support at its delegations and sub-delegations in the autonomous communities of those affected.

Sánchez again offered condolences to the loved ones of those killed. He promised support through their grief, the paperwork and the search for answers. The government approved a similar aid decree after the train crash in Adamuz, in Córdoba province.

Topics: Social affairs · Politics

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com