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Family of missing Tunisian seeks visas after Spanish crash

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Yassine Jaouadi, a 23-year-old Tunisian living in Berlin, has been missing since the 28 October rail collision in Urda, Spain. His family says it is facing difficulties obtaining visas to take part in the search and identification, with a deadline set for 18 November, according to Webdo and testimony broadcast by Antena 3.

The family of Yassine Jaouadi, a 23-year-old Tunisian reported missing after a rail collision in Spain, is demanding visas to join the search and identification procedures, according to a report relayed by Spanish channel Antena 3. The young man, who lives in Berlin, has not been heard from since the accident on 28 October in Urda, in Toledo province, Spain.

Actress Hiba Abouk made the appeal on 30 October on the programme Espejo Público. She said that Yassine’s relatives wanted to travel to Spain and that they had reportedly been given a deadline of 18 November for certain procedures. The missing man’s brother, Amin, had confirmed to The Spanish Eye on 29 October that the family had had no news since the disaster.

The family is seeking to travel to Spain as the identification of the collision’s victims continues. The disaster had resulted in a death toll of 74 announced on 29 October, according to authorities cited by Spanish media, following the collision of two trains in Spain.

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