A building collapse in Israel’s commercial capital Tel Aviv on Monday left at least six people wounded and a number of others missing, with emergency units at the scene, police and medics said. Those killed were not identified but they were likely workers at the construction zone.
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It appears that a crane collapsed in the Ramat HaChaiyal area near Assuta Hospital, causing the building collapse. Aerial images released by police and shown on Israeli TV showed a large, crater-like hole in the ground. The military’s Home Front Command sent about 150 members of its special search-and-rescue team to the scene.
About five to seven people are still trapped in the debris hours after the collapse, Israeli emergency services said.
The Israeli military also sent troops to the site of the incident to carry out search and rescue operations.
Other officials said those trapped in the parking were only construction workers.
“It was scary. You feel like everything is going to collapse, and you are going with it”.
Mada, the national rescue service, reported 18 people injured, one in serious condition with head injuries.
“We are very anxious if we will succeed in reaching those same people whose voices we can definitely hear”.
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The collapse occurred at a Tel Aviv construction site.
