Five Construction Workers Rescued After Roatán Collapse

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 6, 2026 · Originally reported August 5, 2026 by El Heraldo

Five construction workers buried in a collapse at a West Bay work site in Roatán were all pulled out alive on August 5 with injuries ranging from shoulder and leg fractures to lacerations; one was taken to Hospital Satuyé for treatment.

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