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Four killed and dozens injured after building collapses on beach in Majorca

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Four people have been killed and 27 are injured after a building collapsed on a beach in Majorca – with people still trapped inside.

The building – reported to be a restaurant – collapsed in the capital of the island, Palma – a tourist hotspot.

Pictures have emerged of emergency services evacuating people from the building, with some being taken out on a stretcher as ambulances waited outside.

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Firefighters and police were called to the scene just after 8pm local time, the Majorca Daily Bulletin reports.

Witnesses reported the terrace at the top of a popular restaurant had collapsed.

Footage posted on social media purports to show crowds gathered around the site of the collapsed building as emergency services go through wreckage.

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