DISTURBING footage exhibits a balcony railing collapsing at this time at a college killing not less than 5 college students, authorities stated.
The younger folks have been seen falling after the barrier buckled underneath the burden of dozens of individuals in a school in Bolivia.
The tragedy occurred on the fourth flooring of a constructing on the Public College of El Alto close to La Paz.
Three of the scholars are being handled in intensive care after not less than eight folks fell, officers stated.
Dramatic video footage confirmed a big group of scholars jostling for place on the crowded balcony earlier than the railing provides means.
Inside Minister Eduardo Del Castillo tweeted: “Up to now we now have a report of 5 useless and three folks in intensive care after what occurred on the #UPEA amenities.”
The accident occurred within the college’s monetary sciences constructing, the place college students have been gathered to attend an meeting.
It isn’t clear why so many college students have been allowed to assemble outdoors the classroom through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Police have launched an investigation into the reason for the deadly accident.
Bolivian President Luis Arce stated: “We remorse the tragedy that occurred on the Public College of #ElAlto (UPEA), the place there have been a number of deaths and accidents.
“Our deepest condolences to the folks of El Alto and to the struggling households. We await the immediate clarification of the information.”