Majorca building collapse – latest: Restaurant unveiled terrace day before incident as details of dead emerge
People were reportedly dancing on Medusa Beach Club terrace when it fell onto floor below
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Your support makes all the difference.A restaurant in Majorca promoted a new rooftop terrace just one day before the building collapsed, leaving four people dead, five seriously injured, and 11 wounded in hospital.
Rescue teams have been working at the scene of the Medusa Beach Club, a popular tourist restaurant at a packed beach resort, amid fears more people could have been trapped under the rubble after the incident at around 8.30pm on Thursday.
A terrace where people were dancing fell onto the floor below, according to the Balearic Islands’ public television IB3, with local officials telling reporters excess weight on a first-floor terrace may have caused the collapse.
It came one day after Medusa Beach Club posted a photograph of a terrace on its Instagram, alongside the caption: “Totally different, new rooftop.”
Spain’s National Police said two German women, aged 20 and 30, were among those killed, along with a 33-year-old Spanish woman, who worked in the club, and a 44-year-old Senegalese man.
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Officials release details of 16 injured in horror collapse
Officials have released details of the 16 injured in the horror collapse.
The lives of the five who were reportedly in serious condition were no longer in danger by midday Friday. They were being treated at local hospitals.
Officials said that of the 16 injured, 11 were Dutch and they were all hospitalised. Three of the five released were also Dutch. It was not clear if they were all tourists or some were residents. There were no immediate details on the nationalities of the other two people released.
No official cause has been given for collapse
No official cause has been given for the collapse at Medusa Beach Club.
However, Palma mayor Jaime Martinez and firefighter department spokesman Eder Garcia told reporters that excess weight on a first-floor terrace may have caused the incident on Thursday evening.
Beach resort where tragedy unfolded was packed with tourists at time
The beach resort where the tragedy unfolded was packed with tourists at the time.
The building that collapsed housed the restaurant Medusa Beach Club, which is popular, particularly with tourists, and located near the beach.
Police were unable to say how many people were on the premises when the incident occurred at around 8.30pm local time (7.30pm BST).
Watch: Rescuers hunting for survivors under rubble after Majorca restaurant collapse
Rescuers hunt for survivors under rubble after Majorca restaurant collapse kills four
Four people have died and at least 27 have been injured after a building collapsed at a beach resort in Majorca on Thursday night (23 May). Video footage shows firefighters and rescue teams at the scene of the Medusa Beach Club, on the seafront at Palma de Mallorca, surveying the debris where people were feared trapped. According to IB3, the Balearic Islands’ public television, a terrace where people were dancing fell onto the floor below around 8.30pm yesterday. Rescue efforts to reach the victims reportedly continued throughout the night, and police urged people to stay back and keep noise levels low to help rescue workers hear any sounds from survivors.
Two female German tourists among dead
Two German tourists are among those who died in the collapse in Palma.
The women, aged 20 and 30, were killed, along with a 33-year-old Spanish woman and a 44-year-old Senegalese man, authorities said.
Spanish police released the details of the four people killed on Friday, a day after the building housing the Medusa Beach Club collapsed on the island of Majorca.
The Spanish woman worked in the club, they added.
In pictures: Scene of collapsed restaurant day after fatal incident
Minute of silence set to be observed at noon in Palma
A minute of silence is set to be observed at noon on Friday in Palma de Mallorca to remember the victims of the fatal building collapse on Thursday night.
The city has also declared three days of mourning.
Excess weight on terrace may have caused collapse, say local mayor and fire service
Excess weight on a first-floor terrace may have caused the collapse on Thursday night, Palma de Mallorca Mayor Jaime Martínez and firefighter department spokesman Eder García have told reporters.
It comes after the Balearic Islands’ public television IB3 reported on the night of the incident that there were people dancing on the terrace that collapsed onto the floor below.
However, no official cause has been given for the collapse of the building.
Police reveal details on victims with 20-year-old German woman among dead
Spain's National Police on Friday gave details on four people killed when a building housing a bar and restaurant club collapsed on the island of Mallorca.
Police said two German women, aged 20 and 30, died, along with a 33-year-old Spanish woman and a 44-year-old Senegalese man. The Spanish woman worked in the club, they said.
Sixteen people were injured and five were said to be in serious condition. They were being treated at local hospitals. There were no immediate details on their nationalities.
The accident occurred in the city of Palma on the Mediterranean island popular with tourists. The building housed a restaurant called Medusa Beach Club, located near the beach, and the area was packed with tourists at the time.
Police were unable to say how many people were on the premises around 8.30 pm when the accident occurred.
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