translated from Spanish: 2 dead, 8 swimmers injured in collapse in South Korean club

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At least two people died Saturday and 16 others were injured, including athletes from several countries participating in the World Cup, following the collapse of a balcony inside a nightclub in South Korea , according to the authorities. Inside the Gwangju nightclub, located near the villa where the athletes are staying, there were hundreds of people at the time of the accident.

Two South Korean men died and 16 others suffered various injuries, police said. Among the injured were 10 foreigners, eight of whom were athletes who were in the city to participate in the World Cup, he added. HELP US Click the Google News star and follow usThe list of affected athletes included three Americans, two New Zealanders, one Dutchman, an Italian and a Brazilian, said an agent who asked to speak on condition of anonymity because there was no announcement Official. Most had minor injuries, but an American waterplist needed to go through the operating room. His two compatriots, a man and a woman, also practice water polo, the policeman added. Authorities announced the arrest of one of the co-owners of the nightlife venue and summoned three other business leaders to investigate whether the balcony that collapsed was an unauthorized structure.” This is a terrible tragedy,” said Christopher Ramsey, president of the U.S. Water Polo Federation. “Players from our men’s and women’s teams were celebrating women’s victory in the World Cup when a landslide in a public club. Our hearts are with the victims of collapse and with their families.” Among Americans, Kaleigh Gilchrist suffered a deep laceration to her left leg and was operated on at a hospital in Gwangju, said Greg Mescall, the federation’s director of communication. Paige Hauschild suffered lacerations to his right arm and Johnny Hooper in his left hand, so he needed stitches, he added. Ben Hallock suffered small scratches on his legs, he pointed. The disaster agency listed two Uzbek exchange students. None of the injured had a serious prognosis.



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