She was the only survivor in her family.

A 6-year-old girl, who emerged virtually unscathed from the train crash in southern Andalusia, Spain, has become one of the most moving stories of the tragedy.

Rescue teams saw her wandering along the tracks shortly after the accident on Sunday, January 19, which has claimed 41 lives and left dozens injured. The little girl, named Cristina, was on one of the two high-speed trains that collided for reasons that are still under investigation. She was traveling with her parents, Jose and Cristina, her brother Pepe, and her cousin Felix. Authorities have confirmed that her four companions are among those killed in the accident in the town of Adamuz. The search and identification of the bodies has not been easy. Several people are still missing, and authorities are trying to find them. But family, friends, and survivors are sharing their stories. The Zamorano Alvarez family was originally from Aljaraque, west of Huelva, but well-known in the coastal town of Punta Umbria, where they ran a baby clothing store. According to local media, they had decided to travel to the Spanish capital to watch the match between Real Madrid and Levante, as a celebration of Three Kings' Day, which is celebrated throughout Spain every January 6th. The accident occurred on the return trip. As they have detailed The authorities immediately transferred the couple's young daughter to the Reina Sofia Hospital in Cordoba. There, the rest of her family, including her grandmother, has gathered. "Cristina's survival is a miracle amidst so much tragedy," said the mayor of Aljaraque (Huelva), Adrian Cano, after the deaths of his relatives were confirmed. "We need to say 'I love you' more often,"“Life can end at any moment.”

Fidel Saez's family had traveled to Madrid to see the Lion King musical.

On the Alvia train that covered the Madrid-Huelva route, which would later crash, were his mother, his two children, his brother, and a nephew.

“We were at home and saw the news. At first, there was disbelief.“We thought it was just another breakdown and that we would have to go pick up our relatives,” he told TVE. But then he received several calls from police officers confirming the worst news. His relatives had been victims of one of the worst train accidents of the decade in the European country. First, he was told that his daughter was alive, although with some minor injuries. Then they called to tell him that his brother had been admitted to the intensive care unit of San Juan de Dios Hospital with several serious contusions. But there was no reliable information about his mother. Hours later, it was confirmed that she was among the dead. “This afternoon they told us that there is no one alive in that carriage, but I am here to share the pain that is obviously felt and to emphasize that we need to say 'I love you' more often, that we shouldn't get angry over small things because life can be taken at any moment,” he told public television. Spanish.

And she told him: “I just came from my brother, who has already been taken off the ventilator. He told me it's a miracle he's alive, that he thought his life was over… He managed to get my children out by breaking the window with his feet,” she recounted.

“He also asked me to tell the story of our mother, how good she was; the Lord has taken her, but she has left a very big mark on us. We are certain that she is in the best of places.”

The high school teacher and one of the train drivers

A teacher from a high school in the Madrid town of Alcorcon was also confirmed among the deceased.

Maria del Carmen Abril, originally from the municipality of Bujalance (Cordoba), 50 years old, was on one of the trains involved in the accident.

According to the EFE news agency, the Bujalance City Council confirmed his death this Tuesday in a statement.

“In these moments of grief, we extend our deepest condolences to her family, friends, and loved ones, to whom we send all our support, affection, and solidarity,” the authorities stated.

The woman had been listed among those missing after the accident.

The train driver who died in the Alvia train derailment was from the same area.

According to media locals, the young man named Pablo, 27 years old,He was driving the train that collided with the derailed train.

He had five years of experience as a train driver and was also a photographer and “music addict,” as could be seen on his social media.

The Still Missing

Authorities reported that they have received 43 missing persons reports so far.

Their families continue to hold out hope of finding them alive.

But rescue teams stated that there are no more survivors in the carriages.

According to local media,a military nurse from Ceuti, Murcia, is among the missing.

The 32-year-old was returning from an international mission that the Spanish Armed Forces had deployed in Iraq, Europa Press reported.

Victor Teran, who was also traveling on one of the trains, has also not been located.

“The anxiety, “Every second that passes feels like an eternity, every minute that passes,” his wife, Osiris Sevilla, told the local press. “He didn't like trains, he never traveled by train because he said they gave us trouble. He wondered what we would do if the train broke down in the middle of nowhere. We traveled occasionally, but never by train. Since we've been together, this is the first time he's ever taken a train," she added. "His family is worried because he's not here. He only has me and our children here (in Spain). The rest are in Bolivia and are waiting for news, especially their parents, who are very elderly. And I have no answers to give them.” “Do you have hope?” Journalists asked Osiris at a press conference she held “Yes, until I see him, I can't lose hope.”