Four dead and 27 injured after Majorca building collapse at tourist hotspot

At least four people have died and at least 27 others have been injured after the roof of a building collapsed in Majorca, authorities have said.

The disaster took place at a restaurant in the Playa de Palma area to the south of the island’s capital Palma de Mallorca, according to local media reports.

Firefighters, police officers and ambulances rushed to the scene. Emergency services added that psychologists had been called in.

No cause has been given for the collapse of the building.

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.

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