Accidents
At least four dead in collapse on Mallorca
Rescue services are deployed after a building collapsed on Palma beach. Photo
© Isaac Buj/EUROPA PRESS/dpa
A visit to a restaurant turns into a tragedy for many people on Mallorca. The building at Ballermann collapses like a house of cards.
When a restaurant collapsed on Playa de Palma on At least four people have died in Mallorca. There are also around 30 injured, the emergency services on the Spanish holiday island announced late in the evening. The identity of the victims and whether tourists are among them were not initially known. The accident happened in Ballermann, right on the beach. The first floor of the “Medusa Beach Club” collapsed at around 8.30 p.m. The cause remains unknown for the time being.
The first floor collapsed down to the basement, the newspaper “El País” and other media reported, citing eyewitnesses. Some victims are probably still under the rubble, it was said.
According to reports, police, fire brigade and emergency services were still at the scene of the accident at around 11 p.m. More than ten ambulances were on site.
After the start of the party season, Playa de Palma has been full of tourists again since the end of April, most of whom – unlike the visitors to the English party hotspot Magaluf west of Palma – come from Germany.