A Sixth Irish Student Has Died Following Balcony Collapse in California

Early on Tuesday morning tragic news from Berkeley, Cailfornia reached Irish shores.  A balcony, attached to an apartment on Kittredge St where Irish students were hosting a 21st birthday party, collapsed. Thirteen young people are believed to have fallen, with five pronounced dead at the scene. Now, the death toll has risen with Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan confirming that another victim has died. Speaking to reporters earlier today the Minister confirmed that all of those killed were Irish students who were in the U.S. on temporary visas. He added that a 21st birthday party was underway in the building at the time of the accident. The incident occurred on a fourth floor apartment at the Library Gardens apartment complex, one block from the University of California Campus, just before 1am local time. Many of those wounded are still in a critical condition.