bad-reichenhall

Shocked residents of Bad Reichenhall in the German Alps were caught between anger and mourning on Tuesday as they surveyed the collapsed roof of the local ice rink where at least 11 people, most of them children, were killed. A local newspaper reported that a member of staff had recently heard grinding noises coming from the roof and had asked the local authorities what action to take.

Rescue workers searched into the early hours of Tuesday for at least 20 people feared trapped in the wreckage of an ice rink in Bavaria after the building’s roof collapsed following heavy snowfall. Eleven people were confirmed dead, according to television news reports. At least four children were among the victims of the collapse.