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.
The Independent understands the UK Foreign Office has not received any reports of British nationals involved.
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UK Foreign Office not received reports of British nationals involved in incident
The UK Foreign Office has not currently received any reports of British nationals involved in the Medusa Beach Club incident, The Independent understands.
However, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is in contact with Spanish authorities and is ready to assist British nationals if necessary.
In pictures: Police investigate day after two-storey restaurant collapsed killing four
Terrace reportedly collapsed while people were dancing on it
The terrace of Medusa Beach Club reportedly collapsed while people were dancing on it.
The terrace of the popular tourist restaurant fell onto the floor below last night, according to IB3, the Balearic Islands’ public television.
Restaurant appeared to have unveiled new rooftop terrace just one day before collapse
The popular tourist restaurant in Mallorca that collapsed last night leaving four people dead appeared to have unveiled a new rooftop terrace just one day before the fatal incident.
Just over a day ago, Medusa Beach Club posted a photograph of a terrace, with people dining among wicker decor, alongside the caption: “Totally different, new rooftop.”
Speculating on the cause of the collapse after the incident on Thursday night, a local police spokesperson was quoted by Spanish radio station RNE as saying: “The terrace has come down, probably due to excessive weight.”
Four dead and 16 seriously injured after building collapses in Majorca, officials say
Spanish emergency authorities said four people have died and several more have been seriously injured after a building collapsed on the island of Majorca on Thursday.
Emergency services said that seven people had been very seriously injured while another nine were seriously injured. They were being attended at local hospitals.
The accident occurred in the city of Palma on the popular Mediterranean island.
Spanish news agency EFE and other media said the building housed a restaurant called Medusa Beach Club located near the beach.
Public television for the Balearic Islands, IB3, reported there were people dancing on a terrace that collapsed on top of another floor underneath.
No definitive cause has been given for the collapse of the building.
Emergency services are continuing to search the site and attend the wounded.
Rescuers hunt for survivors under rubble after Majorca restaurant collapse kills four
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.
In Pictures: Majorca beach club collapse
One victim of Majorca building collapse identified
One of the people who died in the building collapse in Majorca yesterday has been identified by police.
Abdoulaye Diop worked as a doorman in Playa de Palma and was named as one of the victims by Majorca Daily Bulletin.
It also reported that two of the four victims were tourists.
Four dead and 27 injured after beach club collapses in Majorca
A two-storey building collapsed on the beach in Palma killing at least four people and injuring 27 others in a tourism hot spot.
Firefighters rushed to the scene with at least ten feared trapped in the wreckage of the Medusa Beach Club - a restaurant popular with foreign tourists.
Public television for the Balearic Islands, IB3, reported there were people dancing on a terrace that collapsed on top of another floor underneath at about 8.30pm local time on Thursday.
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Four dead and 27 injured after beach club collapses in Majorca
There were people dancing on a terrace at the Medusa Beach Club in Palma when it collapsed trapping other revellers
Prime minister sends condolences to victims’ families
After the Majorca building collapse killed four and injured 27, Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez wrote on X: “I am closely following the consequences of the terrible collapse that occurred on the beach of Palma.”
Mr 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”.
“I want to send my condolences to the families of the deceased and my wish for a speedy recovery to the injured,” he said.
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