Incident in Argentina: One Casualty and Several Missing After Hotel Collapse

One person was killed, and several others are missing following the collapse of a 10-story hotel in the coastal resort of Villa Gesell last night. Rescue workers are continuing their efforts to reach people trapped under the rubble, according to AFP.

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At least one person died when the Dubrovnik Hotel, which was undergoing unauthorized renovations, collapsed in the middle of the night.

Emergency officials reported that up to nine people remain missing. Local authorities indicated that some of the missing individuals were working on-site.

The Security Minister of Buenos Aires Province, where the hotel is located, Javier Alonso, announced: “The hotel exploded and collapsed, with the top three floors tilting and crushing 25 percent of the adjacent building.”

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He noted that neighbors heard “a creaking sound and ground vibrations, and a few minutes later, the hotel collapsed.”

He warned that the rescue operation would be “slow” due to the large amount of debris, pointing out that sometimes survivors are found under rubble up to a week after similar collapses.

A 79-year-old woman was rescued from a neighboring building after being heard tapping on a pipe.

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More than 300 rescuers, using drones, police dogs, and probes equipped with cameras and microphones, are searching for other survivors.

The hotel, built in 1986, was undergoing renovations that, according to the municipality, were carried out “in secret, without adhering to municipal regulations,” and had been halted by authorities last August.