"Playa de Palma remains a safe destination, and this incident does not reflect the usual safety and quality of our tourist services"
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Here is a timeline in pictures before and after the building collapse on the Playa de Palma. | Joan Llado - Alejandro Sepúlveda
Palma24/05/2024 11:57
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Marvin Le MartianA lot of buildings that were built during the Franco era were/are terrible quality - pay off the right person and you could get away with murder. Literally, in the case of Jesus Gill.
I lived in Mallorca long enough now to know, Mallorquins always want to cut corners and do everything on the cheap if they can.
…but does show how crap we are at building control and compliance. How many more of these death-traps are littered around the islands?