Three feared buried under rubble after German building collapse
Rescue teams in Goerlitz, Germany, are searching for three individuals presumed buried under the rubble of a collapsed historic apartment building. The missing include two young women of Romanian nationality and a man of German and Bulgarian nationality. The cause of the collapse is under investigation, while initial fears about additional missing persons were alleviated as two individuals were found safe.
- ▪Three people are feared missing after a building collapse in Goerlitz, Germany.
- ▪The missing individuals include two women aged 25 and 26 and a 47-year-old man.
- ▪Rescue teams are using sniffer dogs and manual searches to avoid igniting gas from severed lines.
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| Publication time | Tue, 19 May 2026 17:55:21 +0800 |
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Three feared buried under rubble after German building collapseSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxTwo women, aged 25 and 26, and a 46-year-old man are presumed missing after the collapse of a historic apartment building in Goerlitz, a popular location for movie shoots.PHOTO: PEXELSPublished May 19, 2026, 05:55 PMUpdated May 19, 2026, 05:58 PMBERLIN - German rescue teams with sniffer dogs were on May 19 searching for three people feared missing under rubble following the collapse of a historic apartment building with holiday flats.Search teams in the eastern town of Goerlitz were working by hand to search for signs of life in the pile of bricks and broken timber, fearing the use of heavy equipment could ignite gas from severed lines.The police said the three presumed…
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