Palma Beach. A beach club collapsed on Mallorca. At least four people died. Eyewitnesses report how the accident happened.
Tragedy on Ballermann: When a restaurant collapsed on the Palma Beach At least four people died in a crash on Mallorca on Thursday evening. In addition, 16 people were injured, some of them seriously, the police on the Spanish holiday island said. The cause of the accident and the identity of the Victim Nothing was known at first. However, it is suspected that among those affected were restaurant employees and local visitors as well as tourists. Emergency services were still feverishly searching for victims under the rubble at around midnight.
The accident happened right on the beach, just a few streets from the cult bars Megapark and Beer King away. The building of the Medusa Beach Club collapsed at around 8:30 p.m. The first floor collapsed down to the basement, reported the newspaper “El País” and other media, citing eyewitnesses. However, a police spokesman had good news shortly before midnight: “With 90 percent certainty” there were no more victims under the rubble, he told the German Press Agency (dpa) when asked.
Medusa Beach Club collapsed like a house of cards
Javier, a resident of Playa de Palma, was nearby when the building on Cartago Street collapsed quickly like a house of cards but with a loud bang. “It sounded like a bomb,” he told a reporter from the regional newspaper Última Hora. Other people said the building had only been renovated “a few years ago.” The part of the first floor that collapsed had been used as a chill-out area.
The collapse of a building on Playa de Palma resulted in deaths and injuries.
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Eyewitnesses told the Mallorca newspaper that among the injured were German It is currently unclear whether there are any Germans among the fatalities. According to initial information, the victims include the restaurant’s manager and a waitress.
Restaurant was full at the time of the collapse
At the time of the collapse, the restaurantwhich also functioned partly as a cocktail bar with live music, was full, media reported. Around midnight, police, fire and emergency services units were still on site at the accident site. Psychologists were still caring for victims and witnesses of the tragedy.
Up to 1,000 people gathered at the scene of the accident immediately after the collapse, reported the regional newspapers “Diario de Mallorca” and “Última Hora”. Relatives of employees were worried about their loved ones. The mayor of Palma, Jaime Martínez, and the first deputy mayor, Javier Bonet, also quickly drove to the beach to get a first-hand look at the tragedy and the rescue work.
After the start of the party season, Playa de Palma has been full of tourists again since the end of April, who – unlike the visitors to the English party capital Magaluf west of Palma – mostly from Germany. (red, dpa)
At least four people die in club collapse in Mallorca
On Thursday, the building of a club collapsed on Playa de Palma in Mallorca. At least four people died. Rescue workers are on site.
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On Thursday, the building of a club collapsed on Playa de Palma in Mallorca. At least four people died. Rescue workers are on site.
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On Thursday, the building of a club collapsed on Playa de Palma in Mallorca. At least four people died. Rescue workers are on site.
© AFP | JAIME REINA
On Thursday, the building of a club collapsed on Playa de Palma in Mallorca. At least four people died. Rescue workers are on site.
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On Thursday, the building of a club collapsed on Playa de Palma in Mallorca. At least four people died. Rescue workers are on site.
© AFP | JAIME REINA
On Thursday, the building of a club collapsed on Playa de Palma in Mallorca. At least four people died. Rescue workers are on site.
© AFP | JAIME REINA
On Thursday, the building of a club collapsed on Playa de Palma in Mallorca. At least four people died. Rescue workers are on site.
© AFP | JAIME REINA
On Thursday, the building of a club collapsed on Playa de Palma in Mallorca. At least four people died. Rescue workers are on site.
© AFP | JAIME REINA
On Thursday, the building of a club collapsed on Playa de Palma in Mallorca. At least four people died. Rescue workers are on site.
© AFP | JAIME REINA
On Thursday, the building of a club collapsed on Playa de Palma in Mallorca. At least four people died. Rescue workers are on site.
© AFP | JAIME REINA
On Thursday, the building of a club collapsed on Playa de Palma in Mallorca. At least four people died. Rescue workers are on site.
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On Thursday, the building of a club collapsed on Playa de Palma in Mallorca. At least four people died. Rescue workers are on site.
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