An under-construction auto park building in northern Tel Aviv collapsed on Monday morning, killing two people, and injuring 23.
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At a certain point, the forces noticed the hand of a trapped construction worker. The cause of the collapse was under investigation.
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Describing the scene as “very complicated”, he said rescue efforts could be ongoing for several days.
The four-story parking garage was still under construction when it collapsed in a high-tech area of northern Tel Aviv.
On his helmet camera, one of the Israeli Fire and Rescue workers recorded rescuers clearing the way in order to reach one of the construction workers trapped underneath the building’s ruins.
“I am constantly monitoring the rescue efforts at the disaster site in Tel Aviv”, Netanyahu said Tuesday morning as he boarded a flight for a two-day state visit in the Netherlands.
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Yarkon District Police spokesman Eran Yehuda said that a number of the building’s floors had collapsed in on themselves and there was a danger of further collapse.
