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A visit to a restaurant becomes a tragedy for many people on Mallorca. The building at Ballermann collapses like a house of cards.
Palma – At least four people were killed when a restaurant collapsed on Playa de Palma in Mallorca. There were also around 30 injured, the emergency services on the Spanish holiday island announced late in the evening. The identity of the victims and whether any tourists were among them was not initially known. The accident happened at Ballermann, right on the beach. The first floor of the “Medusa Beach Club” collapsed around 8:30 p.m. The cause remained unknown for the time being.
The first floor collapsed down to the basement, the newspaper “El País” and other media reported, citing eyewitnesses. It was said that some victims were probably still under the rubble.
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, most of whom – unlike the visitors to the English party stronghold Magaluf west of Palma – come from Germany. dpa
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