Deadly Snowmass Disaster at Bad Reichenhall
A search dog is being used to search the Bad Reichenhall ice skating rink for survivors.
Disaster in Bad Reichenhall: At least 14 people have died in the ice hall accident, including several children.
At 4 p.m., the pressure of heavy snow caused the ceiling of the ice hall to collapse. At the time, around 50 people were skating.
Rescuers search for the missing: close to a dozen people have been rescued from the rubble.
A race against time: Over 500 rescue workers were deployed on Monday night to search for survivors amidst the rubble.
There are conflicting reports about whether there had been warnings that the roof may cave in. Officials had been measuring the weight of the snow on the roof hours before the disaster.
A hockey team training session scheduled for Monday night was cancelled but the rink remained open to the public.
Ambulance staff leave the lobby of the wrecked building in heavy snow.
Fire trucks lined up outside the collapsed ice skating hall.
Race against time: Emergency services work against the clock in heavy snow to rescue skaters trapped between the collapsed roof and the frozen surface of the rink
