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A nightclub collapsed in Playa de Palma on Thursday evening. Several people were buried under the rubble.
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Update from May 24, 6:51 a.m.: Meanwhile, further details about the victims of the beach club collapse are becoming known. According to Última Hora, the dead are two girls, a local foreigner who saved the life of a bather a few years ago, and an employee of the bar.
According to the newspaper, seven of the 16 injured are seriously injured. Some are in critical condition. The homicide squad, police and city council are now investigating. One of the questions is whether the Medusa Beach Club had all the permits it needed to open. There will also be three days of mourning in Mallorca.
“It sounded like a bomb “: Resident describes moment when the Beach Club collapsed
Update from May 24, 5.30 a.m.: At least four dead, 16 injured. The tragic accident right on Playa de Palma was devastating. People were dancing on the terrace of the beach club, then it collapsed. The scenes afterwards were also dramatic, with rescue workers repeatedly asking for silence so that cries for help could be heard under the rubble.
The incident itself was all the louder. “It sounded like a bomb,” a resident told the regional newspaper Last Hour about the moment when the building on Kartago Street collapsed.
The first somewhat good news came shortly before midnight. A police spokesman announced that there was “90 percent certainty” that there were no further dead people under the rubble.
Beach club on Majorca collapses: At least four dead – Apparently German among the injured
Update from May 24, 2024, 12:11 am: The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has spoken out on X (formerly Twitter). He writes: “I am closely following the aftermath of the terrible collapse that occurred on the beach in Palma.” He has just spoken to the Prime Minister of Mallorca, Marga Prohens, and the mayor of the city. “I assured them of the Spanish government’s willingness to cooperate with all the necessary resources and personnel. I would like to express my condolences to the families of the deceased and wish the injured a speedy recovery.”
Update from May 23, 2024, 11:47 p.m.: As the newspaper Mallorca Daily reported that up to a thousand people gathered in the streets after 9 p.m. The mayor of Palma, Jaime Martínez, and the first deputy mayor, Javier Bonet, also traveled to the scene of the accident to see first-hand what the situation is like on the ground.
Beach club on Mallorca collapses: At least four dead and Germans among the injured on the Playa de Palma
Update from May 23, 2024, 11:28 p.m.: Germans are said to be among the injured. Eyewitnesses of the Mallorca Newspaper reported. The first floor collapsed down to the basement, reported the newspaper El Pais and other media also cited eyewitnesses. Some victims are probably still under the rubble, they said.
According to reports, police, fire and emergency services units 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, the majority of whom come from Germany.
Accident in Mallorca: Beach club collapsed – at least 30 injured
Update from May 23, 2024, 11:17 p.m.: As the Picture reported that the police have cordoned off a large area around the accident site. An emergency team is on site, as is the fire brigade with several emergency vehicles. The emergency services are still searching for possible victims. There are also around 30 injured, the emergency services on the Spanish holiday island announced on Thursday.
Beach club in Mallorca collapses: At least four dead and many injured at Playa de Palma
First report from 23 May
Playa de Palma – How the Mallorca Newspaper reported that on the evening of May 23, a building collapsed near Balneario 2 in Playa de Palma. It was the Medusa Beach Club. Some people are trapped under the rubble. According to the Picture There are four dead and several injured.
Nightclub collapses in Mallorca: Several injured and at least one dead on Playa de Palma
The incident occurred according to the Mallorca Magazine shortly after 8 p.m. in Calle Cartago in the Ses Cadenes district near Balneario 2. According to eyewitnesses, the top floor of the club collapsed. Then the floor below also collapsed. Neighbors immediately alerted the emergency services. The house is a relatively low, two-story building. At first it was suspected that the intermediate ceiling had collapsed.
Several guests were buried under the rubble. At least ten more people are said to be buried. The place is popular with tourists. The nationality of those affected is still unclear.
The Playa de Palma has been cordoned off around the scene of the incident. The beach is also inaccessible. The fire brigade, several ambulances and the national police are on site. Work is underway at full speed to free the buried people. Ambulances are treating the injured on the street. (No)
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