On Monday 19th, Mijas expressed its condolences to the victims and families of the railway accident that occurred on Sunday afternoon in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz. At 12 noon, municipal authorities and employees, as well as local residents, gathered in front of the Town Hall to observe a minute's silence as a sign of mourning and respect for all those affected by this tragedy, which has so far left 41 dead, more than 150 injured and around 30 still missing. "Since last [Sunday] night, all the mayors of Andalusia have been closely monitoring what was happening in this town in Córdoba, and the first thing we want to do from here is to convey our condolences to the families in a situation in which, for now, we do not know the causes of what happened, but we hope that it will soon be known and resolved", said the mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata (PP), at the end of the minute's silence.

The local government has no record of any residents of Mijas among the victims of this tragic accident, the mayoress added, “yet we continue to closely monitor all the information being provided to us by the Regional Ministry of the Presidency and Emergency of the Junta de Andalucía, and from here we once again send all our support and affection, especially to those who are still trying to locate their relatives".

 

Likewise, in response to this disaster, the Mijas Town Hall chose to suspend all institutional events scheduled for Monday, “because now is the time to be with those affected and their families, to show them our support and respect, and also our commitment that we will do everything possible from the institutions to help them. Next week the time will come to address other details", said Mario Bravo, spokesperson for the PP in Mijas. 

 

Regarding this sad event, the spokesperson for Vox in Mijas, Juan Carlos Cuevas Dawson, said that "last [Sunday] night we were all very attentive to all the news coming in until very late, and we can only wait and support all the families in any way we can, but it is difficult to overcome these moments". The councillor for Por Mi Pueblo in Mijas, Juan Carlos Maldonado, used this minute's silence to "thank the emergency teams and security forces for their work, which has enabled this immediate response despite the difficulties and obstacles they are encountering, because the full extent is still not known". Socialist councillor Laura Moreno also pointed out that "the train is a widely used means of transport here in Malaga, we all have relatives who travel to and from Madrid for work or study, so it is impossible not to think about how the victims' families must be feeling, because they must be going through a truly terrible time right now".

 

Railway service

The Adamuz accident is the first fatal accident on Spain's high-speed rail network. A tragedy that also affects thousands of people who, as of Monday, are facing cancellations on trains connecting Madrid with the provinces of Córdoba, Seville, Malaga and Huelva. According to Renfe, the line closure could last several days. In response to this situation, the company says it is working on an extraordinary Alternative Transport Plan for passengers who need to reach their destinations. The central government, for its part, has declared three days of national mourning.

Fitur 2026

The Mijas Town Hall also announced on Monday on its social media accounts that it is suspending its institutional presence at Fitur as a sign of mourning for the serious railway accident in Adamuz (Córdoba). The mayoress, Ana Mata, announced that "Mijas will be represented from a professional and technical point of view at the Costa del Sol Tourism promotional stand".

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