Hotel collapse in Argentina leaves one person dead and several trapped

Debris from the partially collapsed Dubrovnik Hotel in Villa Gesell, Argentina (Christian Heit/AP)

A 10-storey hotel under renovation in Argentina has collapsed, leaving one person dead and at least seven trapped in the debris, authorities said.

Firefighters searching for survivors rescued a woman who was alive from the rubble of the Dubrovnik Hotel in Villa Gesell, a coastal city 217 miles south of the capital Buenos Aires.