Four people have died and around 16 are injured after the roof of a two-storey building collapsed on Spain's Mediterranean island of Mallorca, emergency services said.
Seven people were injured "very seriously" and nine were seriously injured, emergency services said on the X social media platform. They were taken to various hospitals in Palma.
Local media reported that the disaster took place at a restaurant in the Playa de Palma area to the south of the island's capital Palma de Mallorca just as the high tourist season was in full swing.
Firefighters and police forces rushed to the scene, emergency services said on the X social media platform, adding some psychologists had been called in.
"I am closely following the consequences of the terrible collapse that occurred on the beach of Palma," Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on X.
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.
⚠️ Actualització de l'informació de les persones afectades per l'esfondrament de l'edifici al carrer Cartago de Platja de Palma:
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- 4 persones mortes
- 7 ferits molt greus
- 9 ferits greus
Traslladats a diversos centres hospitalaris de Palma.
Mallorca is one of Spain's Balearic Islands, whose pristine waters and beaches attract more tourists than all Spanish regions after Catalonia.
More than 14 million tourists visited the islands last year, according to official figures.
