An upper floor of a nightclub collapsed on top of dancing revelers in South Kore...
GWANGJU, South Korea - An upper floor of a nightclub collapsed on top of dancing revelers in South Korea on Saturday, killing two South Koreans and injuring several foreign athletes competing at the World Aquatics Championships, rescue officials and witnesses said.
The floor gave way at the club in the city of Gwangju at about 2 a.m. , pinning people underneath, a Gwangju Fire Department official said, adding that at least 10 people were injured.“We were just dancing and then the next minute we dropped five to six meters and everyone started rushing out of the club after that,” said New Zealand men’s water polo team captain Matt Small.
South Korean news agency Yonhap said authorities had confirmed nine foreign athletes were injured - four Americans, two New Zealanders, one Dutch, one Italian and one Brazilian.Three athletes were treated in hospital and the remainder went to the athletes’ village medical center for treatment of minor injuries.
The women’s water polo tournament wrapped up on Friday with the United States beating Spain in the final and Australia beating Hungary in the bronze medal match.“Water Polo Australia can confirm that members of the Australian women’s water polo team were celebrating their world championship bronze medal win at an establishment in Gwangju, South Korea last night when part of the balcony collapsed,” it said a statement.Christopher Ramsey, CEO of USA Water Polo, said it was “an awful tragedy”.
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