Germany: 1 dead, 8 trapped after hotel building collapse
Rescue work is ongoing after a hotel partially collapsed in Kröv, a small town on the Mosel River in western Germany’s winegrowing region. It is not yet clear what caused the collapse.
At least eight people are believed to be trapped, and one person has died under rubble, after a hotel building partially collapsed in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate on Tuesday night, according to police, according to DW.
One of the trapped victims is a child. However, the child was thought to be physically unharmed and had made contact with emergency services.
Rescue operations are still underway at the site of the incident in Kröv, a town on the Mosel River about 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of Frankfurt. Local residents notified police about the incident around 10:55 p.m. local time on Tuesday night.
“Several people were able to leave the building on their own and are being looked after by emergency services and counselors,” police said Wednesday morning.
Police said 14 people had been in the building when one story collapsed. Five were able to get out unhurt.
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