Portuguese locals blame excessive tourism for Lisbon tram disaster and say the railway was ‘used too much’

In Lisbon, a leading community figure suggested that extreme tourism’s historical Glória Fünikü might have played a role in a deadly accident.

Fabiana Pavel, an Italian president of the Bairro Alto Residents Association, said that the accident could be caused by tourism pressure.

He said: ‘In recent years, its use is absolutely inappropriate. It was used too much and the population lost its ability to use it as public transport, because it was a touristic attraction. ‘

Pavel became a loyal campaignist against mass tourism and said he believed that he pushed the natives from their homes in other interviews.

When one of the cars came out of the track and hit a hotel last night, seventeen people were killed and 21 people were injured.

Füniküler, which was first opened in 1885 and is currently a national monument, carries about three million passengers to a steep hill in the center of the capital every year. It has become one of Lisbon’s most photographed attraction centers.

Authorities confirmed that foreign nationals were among the dead, but the exact number was not disclosed. The first assessments showed that the disaster was caused by a captured cable.

The other transport on the line only reduced a short distance and caused slight injuries. After the accident video, rescue teams shown that the survivors were stuck shortly after 18:00.

The photos showed the debris, metal body twisted and torn. More than 60 rescue personnel and 22 cars were deployed.

When one of the cars came out of the runway and hit a hotel on Wednesday evening, seventeen people were killed and 21 people were injured.

The first sacrifice to be named was the French André Marques responsible for the car when he left the rails

At first, the authorities said that 15 died, but the next morning, two victims rose to 16, who died in the hospital. A child was among 21 people.

The first sacrifice to be named was André Marques, the responsible french of the car when he left the rails. Police sealed the area on Thursday morning when the investigation started.

The groups of workers claimed that the problems related to the transport cable have already arisen.

Manuel Leal, the leader of the Fajrat Association, told Local TV that he talked about the braking problems of the personnel with cable tension, but he added that it was too early to know if it was caused by the accident.

Carris, the public transport company of the city, insisted on ‘all maintenance protocols were carried out’ by saying that the flashlights have weekly and monthly inspections as well as weekly and monthly inspections.

However, it turned out that the external maintenance contract ended only days before the disaster.

Dozens of emergency crew employees were called to save people who were trapped in the funiks.

Füniküler, which was first opened in 1885 and is currently a national monument, carries about three million passengers every year to a steep hill in the center of the capital

It is one of the most well -known and photographic attraction centers in the country

Since then, the Council closed the other funicular, including the BICA, Lavra and Gracha lines of the city until the new tests were completed.

The Glória route uses two cars that are combined with a cable that balances against each other while wandering the 265 -meter slopes.

When the cable was broken, the transport traveling downhill could not brake and the rails could not hit the hotel.

The bottom of the bottom was slightly hugged, but did not suffer bad damage.

The videos showed that passengers were forcing them to exit from their windows in panic.

Among the wounded were 12 women and seven men, there were at least 10 nations: four Portuguese, two Spanish, one Korean, a cape verdean, a Canadian, an Italian, a French, a Switzerland and a Moroccan.

The other four nationalities have not yet been approved. Authorities, Thursday, all the victims hoped to complete the judicial identity, he said.

Lisbon has seen a record number of new arrivals since its release of the digital nomadic visa in 2022. It allows non -EU citizens to live in Portugal while working remotely for companies abroad.

The Council closed the other funicular of the city, including BICA, Lavra and Graya lines until new tests were completed.

People gathered near the accident area under the cord by the authorities while working to save people

However, the flow of tourists increased their housing costs and created anger from the locals.

The city is currently the least affordable housing market in Europe and real estate prices have increased by 176 percent in decade from 2014 to 20124.

This summer, the locals in Portugal and Southern Europe marched against excessive circulation. In June, cities such as Lisbon participated in coordinated protests under the alliance of ‘Southern Europe Turnişini’ alliance.