GERMANY: Boulder crushes family home in southern Germany, killing father and daughter

Record ID: 216163

  • Title: GERMANY: Boulder crushes family home in southern Germany, killing father and daughter
  • Date: 27th January 2010
  • Summary: STEIN AN DER TRAUN, GERMANY (JANUARY 26, 2010) (REUTERS) STREET WITH COLLAPSED HOUSE POLICE VAN PARKED AT COLLAPSED HOUSE CLOSE OF RUBBLE BROKEN CLIFF FACE PAN TO RUBBLE VARIOUS OF FURNITURE IN RUBBLE COVERED IN SNOW PEOPLE WAKING PAST RUBBLE CLOSE OF COLLAPSED ROOF PLASTIC SHEETING IN SNOW COLLAPSED HOUSE, STREET VIEW VARIOUS CLOSE OF RUBBLE FIREMAN WALKING PAS
  • Embargoed: 11th February 2010 12:00
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  • Location: Germany
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Disasters / Accidents / Natural catastrophes
  • Reuters ID: LVADWQKX481TM8K7FZSA81APLFHX
  • Story Text: Experts will assess whether families can return to their homes after a boulder crushes a house and kills a man and his daughter.
    A family of four was crushed in southern Germany on Monday night (January 25) by a boulder which broke off the side of a mountain and collapsed a house. The mother and teenage son were rescued alive in the night, earlier the father and daughter were found dead.
    About 200 rescue experts spent all evening sifting through the rubble of the completely destroyed house. The body of the father was found first and then the daughter, but quickly thereafter the rescue teams made contact with the mother and the son. Rescuers were able to dig them out of the rubble alive. Both of them were taken to a nearby hospital where they were then treated.
    Experts will examine the area on Tuesday (January 26) to assess whether it is safe for the neighbours to return to their homes.
    Officials were not able to explain what caused the boulder to break off from the side of the mountain.
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