MADRID — A two-storey restaurant building collapsed on the beach in Palma de Mallorca on Thursday (May 23), killing at least four people and injuring 16 people in the tourism hot spot in Spain's Balearic Islands, the country's national police said.
PHOTO: Instagram/Medusa Beach ClubMADRID — A two-storey restaurant building collapsed on the beach in Palma de Mallorca on Thursday , killing at least four people and injuring 16 people in the tourism hot spot in Spain's Balearic Islands, the country's national police said.
Emergency crews are finalising search and rescue operations and securing the area, a spokesperson for the local police told radio station RNE around midnight, local time. "The terrace has come down, probably due to excessive weight," he said, adding that the causes are still being investigated.Firefighters and police forces rushed to the scene, emergency services said, adding some psychologists had been called in.
Sanchez said he had spoken to local and regional authorities, adding the government is ready to help "with all the means and troops that are necessary."
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