Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he would propose to ban purchasers from outside the European Union from buying properties, as the government seeks to curb rising housing prices, which have become an increasing source of friction.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will propose a ban on people from outside the European Union buying homes in the country, part of a broader attempt to confront a housing shortage.

Initial reports about the incident at the Astún resort in the Pyrenees said at least 30 people had been injured, but the number has since been revised.

Around 80 people remain trapped, hanging in the chairlift at the ski resort of Astun, in the province of Huesca, according to state TV channel TVE. "It's like a cable has come off, the chairs have bounced and people have been thrown off," a witness told TVE. The cause of the cable failure remains unknown.

Part of its structure collapsed after one of its pulleys became loose, Spanish public broadcaster RTVE reported. As it fell, the chairs on the ski lift were destabilized, turning