Lisbon funicular brake guard among 16 killed

Portugal is reeling after the death of 16 people and about 20 years old when the famous Gloria railway in Lisbon went out on Wednesday evening.

Police say five of the dead were Portuguese with three British, southern Koreans, Canadians, Americans, Ukrainian, Swiss and French citizens.

The police have not yet confirmed the identities of those who died, but some were named elsewhere. This is what we know about them.

The death of Mr. Marquis, who worked as a brake guard on the surface, It was reported by the Portuguese Transport Federation.

“We send our condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the accident, and we wish them a rapid recovery, in addition to the best recovery for others who were injured in the accident.”

He was a “dedicated, gentle and happy professional, always ready to contribute to the greatest good,” according to his workplace, who runs the surfaces.

Vladimiro Santos, a childhood friend of Mr. Marquise, told the Portuguese newspaper, Corio da Man, who had grew up in the village of Sarmanadas de Swao in the center of Portugal, and moved to Lisbon when he was a young man.

The newspaper reported that Mr. Marquis leaves behind a wife and two children.

The former volleyball referee was named as a victim of the accident by the Portuguese Volleyball Association, which he said was “very sad from the tragedy.”

“He held the position of Volleyball Association, Lisbon, in addition to being a verdict,” he held the position of Lisbon Volleyball Association, as well as being judged.

He had worked in the Santa Casa da Mesrikoria, the largest charity in Portugal.

In all, four Santa Casa Da Misericórdia died in the accident while two others remained in the hospital from Friday.

Mr. Trindade also worked in Estoril – about 24 km (14 miles) from Lisbon – as a guest professor at the Higher Education Institute specializing in hospitality and tourism.

The theater director Kayleight Smith and her partner Will Nelson were named as British victims of the Lisbon collapse.

The MADSFIELD Theater was published on Friday night, admitting their death in the tragedy, and wrote that Mrs. Smith was “a friend of many and will be largely missed.”

In the morning of the accident, Mrs. Smith published a series of photos of their trip to the Portuguese capital on social media.

The UK Foreign Ministry said it “supports the families of the three British citizens who died” and were in contact with the local authorities.

The third British victim has not yet been called.

Two residents of Quebec Province in Canada were named as victims by the Ministry of Culture and Communications in Quebec.

the The Ministry’s Facebook page “With great sadness”, the death of Mr. Birgeron and Mrs. Dux – declared “two members of Qiman in her society.”

The statement said that both “contributed significantly” to the Antiquities Actology Workshop at the CPIC preservation center (CCQ).

Mr. Bergeron was one of the CCQ pioneers who devoted more than 40 years of restoration before his retirement in 2022. Mrs. DAX joined the team in 2001.

“Their departure leaves a large vacuum in CCQ and the Ministry of Culture and Communications,” I read the honor.

Mr. Birgeron’s brother, Eric, confirmed the death of the couple from multiple Canadian news means.

Eric CBC said The couple was visiting Portugal to celebrate André’s seventieth birthday.

Eric described them as “a very nice couple, and they were in love, he was a broken matter. My brother was a happy man, and they were a happy couple.”

He said they were leaving behind two “broken” daughters.

Dr. Heather Hall was named as a victim of the accident by Charleston College.

She participated in a statement with ABC confirming that she worked there for nearly two decades, and “caught a trail as a private teacher in the school.”

The statement said that Dr. Hall served in the Disability Council and was “a defender who is not tired of shares, acting and belonging.”

“She deeply believed in the strength of education to change lives, and pour her wisdom, joy and belief in others in both students and colleagues.”

Dr. Hall leaves two children, “She believed in every heart.”

Republican Senator Tim Scott wrote on X that it is “very sad” from the news and that “its dedication to education and its contributions to our society will be remembered.”

Other employees were named in Santa Casa Da Missurdia who were killed in the Portuguese media.

Alda Matthias I worked in the strategic planning department alongside Mr. Trindade, Sandra Coelho I worked in the cultural section, and Anna Paula Lopez The colleagues told the BBC: He was associated with childhood and youth projects.

One of the employees told the BBC, the BBC that employees have often used the mantic, along with tourists and the elderly, instead of walking in the very slope hill.

In a statement to the employees, Paulo Soussa, Secretary of Grievances at the Charitable Society, said: “It is a shock to find ourselves all. We have lost our colleagues, friends and people who participated with them our daily lives and our mission.”

Details are still arising from other victims.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry confirmed to the Ukrainian BBC service that a 54 -year -old Ukrainian man was among the dead.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in France expressed its “great sadness” after the death of a French woman.

On Thursday, Alvaro Santos Al -Mida, head of the health service in Portugal, said that 23 people were injured. Six of them were in intensive care and three were slightly injured.

Three of the Portuguese people, one German, one is South Korea, one Swiss, one is the Cape Verdian and one Moroccan.

He added that Spanish, Israeli, Brazilian, Italian and French also participated.

A three -year -old family was on board in a row when it was shattered, the local media report.

Obserguaade Operanization Office Progtudes reported that the father was killed, but the police indicated on Friday that a German citizen was named as one of the dead had discovered alive in the hospital.

The mother was said to be in critical condition in the hospital, and a three -year -old boy was slightly injured.