At least twelve people were killed on Friday when part of an exterior roof collapsed at a train station in Novi Sad, northern Serbia, Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said. as rescue operations continue. “The current number of bodies found is twelve. Twelve people therefore lost their lives,” Mr. Dacic told Serbian public radio and television, after earlier announcing a death toll of eight. And the minister suggested that the death toll could rise further.
Several injuries were also reported. Three people, extracted from the rubble, are in serious condition, two of whom are currently undergoing surgery, Vesna Turkulov, director of the medical center in the province of Vojvodina, of which Novi Sad is the capital, told the press. “The injuries are very serious,” she added. The government announced that an official day of mourning would be observed on Saturday, according to a statement broadcast by public television.
According to the Minister of the Interior, “the relief operation is still underway and is proving extremely complicated. More than 80 rescuers are mobilized. He said rescuers were in contact with at least two people trapped in the rubble.
