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Rescue workers in Argentina were scrambling to reach people trapped under debris after a hotel collapsed, with one person confirmed dead.<\/p>\n
The 10-storey Dubrovnik hotel, in the coastal city of Villa Gesell, collapsed early on Tuesday, with a local describing the scene as resembling a “horror movie”.<\/p>\n
Up to 15 people are believed to have been inside the hotel, which had recently been undergoing renovation. <\/p>\n
Rescue teams were working at the scene attempting to free those thought to be trapped. The body of a man in his 80s was found in the debris, while one woman has so far been rescued.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Local authorities said building work at the hotel had been halted in August on the orders of the municipality, because the renovations were being carried out without the proper permits.<\/p>\n
However, neighbours told journalists that work on the building had been continuing in defiance of the suspension order.<\/p>\n
Monica Mino, who lives next to the hotel, said the building “transformed into a cloud of dust and we couldn\u2019t see anything”.<\/p>\n
“We heard like an earthquake … this was terrible. It\u2019s like a horror movie we\u2019re living,” she told Reuters.<\/p>\n