Four dead and dozens more injured after building collapses at Majorcan beach resort
Four people have died and dozens left injured after a building collapsed at a beach resort in Majorca this evening.
Around one hundred emergency responders including police and firefighters have raced to the scene of the incident, identified locally as a terrace at a beach bar in Playa de Palma called the Medusa Beach Club.
The first floor was revealed to have collapsed onto the ground floor, causing devastation to the inner building and injuring many more. As many as ten are still believed to be trapped inside the rubble as desperate rescue operations continue.
‘The number of dead now stands at four and the number of injured at 27 and there may still be more people trapped under rubble,’ a well-placed source said.
Local authorities are also saying one person has been seriously injured in the collapse, without yet providing further information on the identities of the affected.
A spokesman for a regional emergency response coordination centre said: ‘We have activated an emergency response as a result of the collapse of the ceiling of a two-storey building in Avenida Cartago in Playa de Palma, where people are trapped.’
Playa de Palma is the beach area lying to the east of the Majorcan capital. It is especially popular with German holidaymakers.
Horrific scenes show rescue workers attempting to pull survivors from the building
A floor of the popular restaurant and beach club collapsed earlier this evening
At least four people are believed to be dead, with dozens injured in the carnage
The floor caved in around 8:45pm local time (7:45 BST) on Thursday, according to Catalan news outlet Rac 1.
Authorities were forced to call a crane company to help lift debris from the two-storey building with the extent of the casualties still unknown.
A spokesman for a regional emergency coordination centre said: ‘We can confirm two people have died in the collapse of the building in Playa de Palma.
‘We can also confirm 12 to 14 people have suffered injuries of differing degrees. Psychologists have been activated.’
Around the same time well-placed sources said: ‘Three people have died and there are about twenty people injured.’
There was no immediate information made available on the victims’ nationalities.
Local media said several tourists had tried to enter the premises because they suspected friends were inside.
Footage from the scene showed rescue operations underway after dark, with teams attending to the injured on the doorstep of the venue.
File photo. The Playa de Palma beach in S’Arenal in Mallorca, Spain
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