Aerial view of the roof of a shopping center after collapsing in Trujillo, Peru, on February 22, 2025.acc. A minimum of three persons are useless and round 74 injured after the roof of a meals courtroom at a busy procuring heart collapsed in northern Peru, authorities stated. (Photograph by Steffano Palomino / AFP)
Lima, Peru — A minimum of six folks had been killed and 78 injured after the roof of a meals courtroom at a busy procuring heart collapsed in northern Peru, authorities stated Saturday, because the dying toll from the accident doubled.
Firefighters and police continued to hunt for survivors within the particles of the collapse, which occurred on Friday night on the Actual Plaza procuring advanced in Trujillo, the nation’s third-largest metropolis about 500 kilometers (310 miles) north of the capital Lima.
Dozens of households had been within the meals courtroom when the roof fell, in keeping with native media.
Protection Minister Walter Astudillo up to date the dying toll from three to 6 and stated the variety of injured had elevated to 78, in keeping with state media Andina.
Forty-eight of the injured had been hospitalized, three in critical situation, he added.
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Ten of the injured had been kids, native authorities well being official Anibal Morillo stated earlier.
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The reason for the accident stays unknown.
Buying advanced director Garlet Rodriguez stated the meals courtroom roof had been put in in 2017 and handed an inspection final September.
“I’m simply right here, assist!” cried one of many victims in keeping with footage and pictures shared on social media.
Inside Minister Juan Jose Santivanez estimated the collapsed roof space was 700 to 800 sq. meters (7500 to 8600 sq. ft).
In keeping with the Regional Emergency Operations Middle, the collapse occurred at 8:41 pm, however was solely reported about half an hour later.
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