Sabtu, Januari 24, 2009

Barcelona sports center collapse kills at least 3

Part of a sports center collapsed in high winds Saturday in the northern city of Barcelona, killing at least three children and trapping and injuring others, according to Spanish officials and media reports.Freak winds gusting to to 160 kph (100 mph) in some places caused at least three other deaths in Spain and France, officials said.

An official with the Barcelona region's Interior Ministry said "many children" were trapped in the debris at the sports center, without offering specific figures. She spoke on condition of anonymity under agency rules.

The local newspaper La Vanguardia reported, citing unnamed municipal officials, that 16 other people were injured. It did not say how many were children.

Source: AP