Four people died and around twenty others were injured in the collapse of a restaurant on the Spanish tourist island of Mallorca, a rescue spokesperson said on Thursday. Several injured people are seriously affected.
‘There are four dead and 21 injured to varying degrees,’ said a spokeswoman for the archipelago’s emergency services. People of ‘several nationalities’ were among the victims, she said, without being able to give further details.
The Balearic Islands, located in the Mediterranean Sea and known for their crystal clear waters and beaches, are the second most touristy region in Spain after Catalonia. In 2023, they welcomed more than 14 million tourists, according to official figures.
The archipelago, of which Majorca is the main island, is particularly popular with German and British tourists.
Roof collapse
The tragedy occurred at the end of the day in the tourist area of Playa de Palma, when ‘the roof of a two-story building’ housing a restaurant collapsed, explained the spokesperson for the emergency services. This area is located south of Palma de Mallorca, the capital of the island of Mallorca.
Many firefighters were deployed on the scene, while ambulances transported the injured to the hospital, an AFP photographer noted on site.
The emergency services ‘continue to work on site’ to check whether any victims are still trapped under the rubble, they said in a message published on the social network X (formerly Twitter). The street was cordoned off by police to allow rescuers to work.
The reasons for the collapse of this restaurant are, for the moment, unknown, but, according to witnesses cited by local media, the roof collapsed on part of the first floor.
This area was very busy at the end of the day when the tourist season is already in full swing in the Balearic Islands.
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