A visit to a restaurant has turned into a tragedy for many people in Mallorca. The building at Ballermann collapsed like a house of cards, leaving at least four people dead.
At least four people were killed when a restaurant collapsed on the beach in Palma de Mallorca. There were also around 30 injured, the emergency services on the Spanish holiday island said.
In the evening, rescue workers were still searching for other people who were trapped in the rubble. They did not rule out that the number of fatalities could rise further as the rescue operations continued. The identity of the victims and whether tourists were among them were not immediately known.
Cause still unclear
The accident happened at 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, reported the newspaper “El País” and other media, citing eyewitnesses.
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.
With information from Hans-Günter Kellner, ARD Madrid