Landslide Collapse Hurts 6 in Austrian Hotel

World | April 9, 2007, Monday // 00:00

A part of a hotel in Austria has collapsed after a landslide early Monday, injuring six employees, one seriously.

The dormitory for employees was buried under the rubble in the Obertauern, in Salzburg province.

Employees were hurt by the falling bricks and one of them is in critical condition. Austria Press Agency quoted officials as saying that a reinforced concrete retaining wall that had been built in 2003 didn't withstand the pressure from the landslide and knocked down the outer wall of the dormitory.

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