Spanish PM Declares 3 Days of Mourning

　　Spain's Prime Minister has declared 3-days of mourning following Wednesday's deadly train crash in the country's northwest.

 

　　Mariano Rajoy, who hails from the region where the accident took place, took time to visit the site.

 

　　"For a native from Santiago, like me, believe me this is the saddest saint's day of my entire life. In my name, in the name of the government of Spain, and in the name of all those Spaniards who might feel represented by what I'm going to say, I want to transfer my condolences to all families and friends of people who have died - who unfortunately - they are too many of."

 

　　He's also met with survivors¹ in hospital.

 

　　The death toll² from Wednesday evening's train crash now stands at 80.

 

　　95-others have been hospitalized, with 35 of them said to be in critical condition.

 

　　Initial indications are the train took a sharp curve just outside the city of Santiago de Composetela at around 180-kilometers per hour.

 

　　The maximum speed for the corner is listed at 80.

 

　　The train's driver has been ordered to issue an official statement about the derailment by judicial³ officials.

 

　　The train was carrying mostly tourists on their way to mark a religious holiday in Spain.

 

　　So far only around half of the victims have been identified.

1 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

2 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

3 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。