Post by sevenofnine on Aug 7, 2024 11:10:00 GMT -5
Might be horrible accident
Two people died and several were trapped after a hotel building partially collapsed Tuesday night in the German town of Kröv, a town on the Mosel River about 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of Frankfurt in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Rescue workers told a press conference late Wednesday morning that a woman in her sixties and a man whose body has not been recovered were killed in the collapse.
Emergency workers said that they had managed the "very difficult" task of rescuing four people from the rubble, including a two-year-old child and its parents.
Another person was rescued later on Wednesday afternoon, leaving one person still trapped.
Rescue workers said they were in contact with the person via a microphone, that the site was stable, and that they hoped to reach the person by sunset.
"We have to proceed with caution," said local district fire and disaster control inspector Jörg Teusch, comparing the structure to a house of cards. "If we pull on the wrong card, the building is sure to collapse."
www.dw.com/en/germany-2-dead-several-rescued-after-hotel-collapse/a-69874732
Two people died and several were trapped after a hotel building partially collapsed Tuesday night in the German town of Kröv, a town on the Mosel River about 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of Frankfurt in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Rescue workers told a press conference late Wednesday morning that a woman in her sixties and a man whose body has not been recovered were killed in the collapse.
Emergency workers said that they had managed the "very difficult" task of rescuing four people from the rubble, including a two-year-old child and its parents.
Another person was rescued later on Wednesday afternoon, leaving one person still trapped.
Rescue workers said they were in contact with the person via a microphone, that the site was stable, and that they hoped to reach the person by sunset.
"We have to proceed with caution," said local district fire and disaster control inspector Jörg Teusch, comparing the structure to a house of cards. "If we pull on the wrong card, the building is sure to collapse."
www.dw.com/en/germany-2-dead-several-rescued-after-hotel-collapse/a-69874732
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