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Dozens feared dead, trapped after Tel Aviv building collapse (PHOTOS, VIDEO) | |
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Dozens of people are feared dead or seriously injured after a building collapsed at a construction site in Tel Aviv, Israel according to local reports. | |
Unconfirmed reports indicate that a crane toppled over at a site in the Ramat HaHayal neighborhood. | Unconfirmed reports indicate that a crane toppled over at a site in the Ramat HaHayal neighborhood. |
Israel’s Channel 2 report that the structure was a multi-level car park and there is concern that people may be trapped in the rubble. | Israel’s Channel 2 report that the structure was a multi-level car park and there is concern that people may be trapped in the rubble. |
Initial reports suggest that as many as 30 people could have been inside the structure, which is understood to have been under construction. | Initial reports suggest that as many as 30 people could have been inside the structure, which is understood to have been under construction. |
However, Haaretz world news editor Asaf Ronel has tweeted that the number of people involved is only half that. | However, Haaretz world news editor Asaf Ronel has tweeted that the number of people involved is only half that. |
According to The Jerusalem Post the incident happened on the corner of Hanachoshet and Habarzel Street. | According to The Jerusalem Post the incident happened on the corner of Hanachoshet and Habarzel Street. |
The site is adjacent to the Assuta Medical Center, with Google Street images from February 2015 showing it under development. | The site is adjacent to the Assuta Medical Center, with Google Street images from February 2015 showing it under development. |
Authorities have appealed to the public to stay away from the busy business district site, as firefighters and emergency personnel scour the damaged complex for “wounded and trapped” people. | |
The Jerusalem Post reports that sections of site have collapsed and there are concerns of further collapse during the search for survivors. |