At least one person has died and several people have been injured after a hotel collapsed in the popular wine village of Kröv in western Germany overnight.
There were 14 people in the building at the time of the collapse, the spokesperson said.
While the building is still partially intact, it is moving by 4 millimeters (0.16 inches) an hour, so rescue operations are proving to be difficult.
Around 250 firefighters, paramedics, police and technical relief workers, including special forces, rescue dog teams and drone units, are on site.
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