The Community of Madrid and the Transfusion Centre are calling for blood donations of all types following the Urda train accident. In the northern part of the region, there are donation points this Thursday and Friday.
According to Cadena SER, the Transfusion Centre has made an urgent appeal for blood donations due to the potential increase in medical needs arising from the Urda train accident in the province of Toledo. Blood from all blood groups is needed.
At the Infanta Sofía Hospital in San Sebastián de los Reyes, donations can be made this Thursday from nine in the morning until nine at night, and on Friday until 2 PM. The donation point does not open on weekends or public holidays. Additionally, on Friday, there will be a mobile donation unit in Alcobendas, on Manuel de Falla Street, next to the Velodrome, from 5 PM to 9 PM.
The Community of Madrid has activated 8 fire brigade units and 8 resources from SUMMA 112 for the accident response. A psychosocial support station for victims and families has also been set up at Atocha station.
The Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces has called for a minute of silence at 8 PM this Wednesday, October 28, at the doors of all Spanish town halls. The Federation of Municipalities of Madrid has joined in, along with Alcobendas, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Tres Cantos, and Colmenar Viejo.
The mayor of San Sebastián de los Reyes, Lucía Fernández, has urged residents to gather at Constitution Square for the minute of silence:
Our thoughts are with all the victims of the train accident. All support to their families, friends, and the emergency services working in the area.
The Popular Party has cancelled the meeting with affiliates scheduled for this Wednesday at the Alcobendas Art Centre, which was to be attended by Esperanza Aguirre and the mayor of Alcobendas, Rocío García Alcántara. It is not yet known if the event on Thursday, October 29, at the same centre, which was expected to be attended by Miguel Tellado and Alfonso Serrano, will also be suspended.
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