Four people were killed and 16 others sustained injuries after a building collapsed on the island of Mallorca in Spain.
The injured were admitted to local hospitals. The accident took place in the city of Palma on the Mediterranean island popular with tourists. As per the media reports, the structure also housed a restaurant called Medusa Beach Club located near the beach.
Reports suggested that there were people dancing on a terrace that collapsed on top of another floor underneath. The exact reason behind the collapse is yet to be ascertained.
Authorities launched a search and rescue operation soon after receiving information. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez expresses his condolences to the victims families after he called a terrible collapse.
In a post on X, PM Sanchez wrote, ‘I have just spoken with the president @MargaProhens and with the mayor of the city, @JaimeMartinez, to whom I have conveyed the willingness of the Government of Spain to collaborate with all the means and personnel that are necessary. I want to send my condolences to the families of the deceased any my wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured’.
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