Spanish emergency services on Friday pulled a second body from the rubble of a four-storey building that collapsed on the popular Canary Island holiday resort of Tenerife.
Five people were still missing, officials said late Friday, fuelling fears the death toll could rise after Thursday's collapse near one of the island's most popular beaches.
Officials had listed nine people as missing, but discovered later four of those were not been in the building at the time, said a city hall statement.
After working through the night, emergency workers "found a second dead person, a woman whose age has yet to be determined," local authorities said in a statement.
Three people, including a 28-year-old Italian man who suffered a broken arm, were rescued from the rubble late Thursday, with two requiring hospital treatment.
The building, located in the beach area of Los Cristianos in the south of Tenerife, collapsed on Thursday. The cause has yet to be established.
Four buildings located next to the collapsed block have been evacuated, leaving dozens of families living with relatives or staying in temporary accommodation.
Tenerife, the largest of Spain's Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa, is a popular destination for British holidaymakers and retirees.
It is also popular with German tourists.
Spanish emergency services on Friday pulled a second body from the rubble of a four-storey building that collapsed on the popular Canary Island holiday resort of Tenerife.
Five people were still missing, officials said late Friday, fuelling fears the death toll could rise after Thursday’s collapse near one of the island’s most popular beaches.
Officials had listed nine people as missing, but discovered later four of those were not been in the building at the time, said a city hall statement.
After working through the night, emergency workers “found a second dead person, a woman whose age has yet to be determined,” local authorities said in a statement.
Three people, including a 28-year-old Italian man who suffered a broken arm, were rescued from the rubble late Thursday, with two requiring hospital treatment.
The building, located in the beach area of Los Cristianos in the south of Tenerife, collapsed on Thursday. The cause has yet to be established.
Four buildings located next to the collapsed block have been evacuated, leaving dozens of families living with relatives or staying in temporary accommodation.
Tenerife, the largest of Spain’s Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa, is a popular destination for British holidaymakers and retirees.
It is also popular with German tourists.
