(1 Nov 2024)
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Novi Sad, Serbia – 1 November 2024
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1. Wide of collapse site
2. Mid of collapse site with rescue workers and heavy machinery
3. Various of rescue workers and emergency vehicles
4. Excavator bringing down concrete block held by rescue worker
5. Various of rescue workers on site
STORYLINE:
A concrete roof above the entrance of a railway station in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad collapsed Friday, killing at least 11 people, with many more still buried under the rubble.
Ambulances and other emergency teams were dispatched to the downtown station and bulldozers were removing the debris looking for survivors. Some 80 rescuers were at the scene as heavy machinery removed large parts of the rubble.
Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said that three other people were rescued and hospitalized with serious injuries, while more are feared dead.
Dacic said the rescue operation was “extremely hard” and that it would last for several more hours.
Serbia’s government declared Nov. 2 a day of mourning. Prime Minister Milos Vucevic said, “This is a black Friday for us, for all of Serbia.”
Vucevic said the roof was built in 1964 and an investigation was underway to determine what happened and who is responsible for the tragedy.
Serbia’s state railway company said the accident happened at 11:50 a.m. local time. The company said the structure above the station entrance was not touched during the recent renovation.
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