One dead and eight trapped after hotel collapses in Germany

Drones and dog teams part of effort to rescue those stuck under the wreckage

A hotel has partially collapsed near the river Moselle in Germany, killing one person and trapping eight others.
Fourteen people were inside when the of the historic Zum Ritter Götz hotel walls caved, situated in a wine region to the west of Frankfurt.
Five people escaped unharmed and a young child has been rescued alongside his mother.
Drones and dog teams have been searching for other survivors who are yet to be freed.
One emergency responder was seen carrying a barefoot woman out of the damaged building.
The partial collapse happened at 10.55pm on Tuesday, leaving concrete rubble scattered in the street.
The two-storey hotel suffered severe structural damage, leaving the roof unstable and compressing two floors on one side of the building.
Around 250 emergency services personnel from the fire brigade, police and medical services were involved in the rescue effort.
Neighbouring homes were evacuated in case of further collapse and 31 people were moved to safety.
The cause of the collapse remains unclear, with no official statements yet from emergency services.
Zum Ritter Götz hotel is a historic building dating back to 1685, located in Kröv, a village of 2,200 residents known for its picturesque location along the Moselle River, historic buildings and vineyards.
This is not the first time a hotel has collapsed in Germany in recent years.
In 2010, a partial collapse occurred at the Empire Riverside hotel in Hamburg where 13 construction workers were injured.
Three years earlier, a section of the Hotel Neptun in Rostock collapsed when a crane toppled over during construction work. Several construction workers were injured.