Argentina Dubrovnik Hotel collapse sees emergency services scramble to save nine trapped inside
Part of the Dubrovnik hotel collapsed in Villa Gesell, in Buenos Aires province, early this morning. Officials said between seven and nine people could be trapped in the rubble
A 10-storey hotel building has collapsed in Argentina, with people feared trapped under the rubble.
Emergency crews, including firefighters and police, rushed to the seaside resort city of Villa Gesell, in Buenos Aires province, after part of the Dubrovnik hotel collapsed at about 1am local time this morning. Officials estimate that between seven and nine people, including workers from a construction site, are trapped in the collapsed building.
According to local reports, the building was undergoing construction work without municipal approval. The council said the project had been halted by the council in August, adding in their statement: “At this time, although it is not possible to speak with any exact details about the collapse, it can be confirmed that the structure in the collapsed part [the rear part] would have been modified illegally and irregularly
