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'I missed Lisbon funicular commute that killed my friend'

The derailment killed 16 people including charity workers; investigators examine potential cable tension issues amid public mourning and official tributes.

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By the time Sonia Silva arrived at the stop, the funicular had crashed and her friend Sandra was dead.

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Lisbon, the Disaster of the Funicular: "I Live Thanks to My Colleague Who Asked Me One Last Courtesy in the Office. but He Died"

Sonia Silva's testimony at the prayer vigil for four Portuguese workers who perished in the Wednesday incident: "Great to the fate that saved me but I am very angry about what happened."

·Italy
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'I missed Lisbon funicular commute that killed my friend'

By the time Sonia Silva arrived at the stop, the funicular had crashed and her friend Sandra was dead.

·United Kingdom
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Yves Léonard: "Glória's Funicular Is the Soul of Lisbon, the Outdated Symbol of Its Modernization"

MAINTENANCE - Historian specialist of Portugal, Yves Léonard goes back to the history and symbolic scope of the Lisbon funicular, two days after the tragic accident that bereaved the Portuguese capital.

·Paris, France
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Le Figaro broke the news in Paris, France on Friday, September 5, 2025.
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