Serbian rescuers continue to search this Friday, November 1, a pile of concrete and twisted steel in search of survivors in Novi Sad, after the collapse of a roof located at the entrance to the railway station which caused at least 14 dead.
By early evening, cranes and bulldozers continued to help dozens of rescuers sift through the rubble, while medical staff and ambulances waited nearby.
The collapse of a 35-meter-long portion of the roof occurred at midday (1100 GMT) on a sunny day in this town, about 70 km northwest of the capital, Belgrade. The dead were removed from the rubble throughout the afternoon and evening.
The station had just been restored… except this roof
Two women trapped in the debris were able to be pulled out alive in the afternoon. They were hospitalized in critical condition, said Vesna Turlukov, director of the establishment where they were treated.
Luka Causic, who heads the Interior Ministry's emergency management center, said the operation was complicated by the weight of the concrete and would continue through the night.
Prime Minister Milos Vucevic said: “Regardless of the fact that this building was built in 1964, we will insist that those responsible for this tragedy be identified.”
To make matters worse, according to the N1 news channel, the restoration of the station had been underway and it had just reopened this summer 2024 after 3 years of renovation, renovation which did not include the part of the roof which collapsed ….
