For the 26th daily installment of Big Wheel Blading’s Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19 series we talk to Sebastian Scholz Sebastian is a 38-year-old inline skater from Bad Reichenhall was the home of Ignition Skate Shop and Park Bad Reichenhall is not on a complete lockdown going to the doctor or going to work if you have an essential job Most people are now working from their home offices You are allowed to do exercise by yourself I think a important thing is to take care for your body do a lot of stretching and keep your body fit.  Prepare your mind first before you try something new I am in the lucky position to be able to skate my own little skatepark at my house Six months ago I had a really bad injury and broke my foot and some ribs I did a lot of training to recover and started skating again right in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic Now I skate three times a week but take it easy as a get back into the feeling of skating I am a #wheeladdict and have enjoyed my life as a rollerblader for the past 26 years I am an entrepreneur and always have a lot of work to do The best part about the current situation is that I get more time to spend with my lovely wife and our two kids but after that comes the family life… we have a lot more free time now We are suppose to stay in the house and not leave to go to stores Living in the mountains gives us many options to enjoy nature and go on walks We have lots of open spaces and hiking trails for people to exercise at and walk their dogs trucks and noisy humans has virtually disappeared.  I’m usually not a quiet person but I’m really enjoying how peaceful it is here now This would be the positive side of COVID-19 I’m afraid we will have hard times for our business but we will make it… I’m not afraid I hope the economy survives the pandemic. Enjoy life and go rollerblading Everybody is isolated and there have been no skate sessions anywhere The skaters are doing a really good job sticking to the governments guidelines and staying at home friends and the whole rollerblading community for the great times Special thanks to Martin Neumeier and Jojo Jacobi If you enjoy our articles and content at bigwheelblading.com please take a moment and visit our Patreon page. 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Our detailed Cookie Policy can be found here By continuing to use this website you accept our use of cookies Mandatory cookies help make this website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website Our website cannot function properly without these cookies Statistic cookies help us understand how visitors interact with this website for example seeing which pages are most popular This information is collected anonymously and helps us improve the site by making the most sought after information easy to find Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites allowing the display of ads that are relevant and engaging for the visitor Whilst we do not display any advertising on the WJC website allowing marketing cooking may allow other sites to see that you have visited our site On 29 August 1982, co-founder and president of the World Jewish Congress Nahum Goldmann passed away in Bad Reichenhall Nahum Goldmann was born into an ardent Zionist family in the Russian Empire, in what is today Belarus. In fact, in his autobiography, Goldmann wrote ''I can hardly say when I became a Zionist Even as a child I was a Zionist without knowing it inasmuch as I took over my father’s concepts and his positive attitude to everything Jewish as axioms of my heritage.”  Goldmann moved with his parents to Frankfurt he and his father attended the Tenth Zionist Congress in Basel eventually publishing his impressions of the adventure in his book Eretz Israel: Travel letters from Palestine at the age of 18 After he was stripped of his German citizenship in 1935 He was a vocal and ardent supporter of the idea of establishing a Jewish state alongside an Arab one in Palestine arguing that independence and the creation of a “a viable Jewish state in an adequate area of Palestine" was more important than controlling a specific territory After the founding of the Claims Conference, Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion wrote to Goldmann “For the first time in the history of the Jewish people oppressed and plundered for hundreds of years…the oppressor and plunderer has had to hand back some of the spoil and pay collective compensation for part of the material losses.”  he also served as president of the World Zionist Organization  Goldmann never felt that a Jewish state would answer the needs of all Jews and that a strong Diaspora would always be a reality Goldmann was buried in Jerusalem's Mount Herzl National Cemetery He was survived by his wife Alice and his two sons Meanwhile the number of people who have lost thier lives in the flooding in Belgium and western Germany has increased to over 180 the district of Berchtesgadener Land in the state of Bavaria declared a disaster in response to flooding on 17 July flash flooding and several small rivers to break their banks Berchtesgaden recorded 89.8 mm of rain in 24 hours to 18 July Deutscher Wetterdienst said some areas saw more than 130 mm The district government said emergency services responded to 400 interventions including 135 people in Schönau am Königssee The hardest hit areas include Bischofswiesen Marktschellenberg and Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden Officials said 2 people have died but as of 18 July only one fatality could be confirmed as a result of flooding Several roads in the area have been closed The rail connection between Bad Reichenhall and Berchtesgaden is currently suspended Further heavy rain is expected and officials said people living along the Königsseer Ache river should prepare to evacuate damaging floods swept through areas along the Salzach River and its tributaries in the state of Salzburg late on 17 July 2021 The town of Hallein was particularly badly affected Images and videos shared on Social Media showed muddy water racing through streets in the town jumped from around 2 metres to 3.77 metres in the space of a few hours late on 17 July As of 18 July there were no reports of casualties with flash flooding affecting the town Kufstein in the province of Tyrol where the highest alert level (Alarmstufe 2) is 5 metres Meanwhile the number of people who have lost their lives in the recent floods in western Germany and Belgium has increased to 183 Officials in Belgium confirmed 27 fatalities as of 18 July 2021 In North Rhine-Westphalia state in Germany In the neighbouring state of Rhineland-Palatinate 110 fatalities were confirmed #hallein pic.twitter.com/47IxmAiekt — Netrus (@DatNetrus) July 17, 2021 — DWD (@DWD_presse) July 18, 2021 @MartinHaven In case you don't know yet, the Königssee track got badly damaged by the weather last night pic.twitter.com/Q4e5m2j6t1 — Isadora (@Isa_Yolina) July 18, 2021 Richard Davies is the founder of floodlist.com and reports on flooding news Cookies | Privacy | Contacts © Copyright 2025 FloodList Share to WhatsApp Copy Link Print Send by e-mail Share to Classroom Add to Favorites var tag = document.createElement('script'); 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Babies born after World War II at the Bad Reichenhall DP camp Yad Vashem creates a calendar for the Jewish New Year This year's calendar focuses on "The Return to Life," emphasizing Jewish life in the Displaced Persons (DP) camps after the war Included in the calendar are emotive black and white images from the Yad Vashem Archives This calendar offers a visual representation of the life of hundreds of thousands of Holocaust survivors in Europe religious and communal ventures in the years immediately following the war Lasting from the end of WWII until the early 1950s but is notable by the vibrant Jewish life created therein The survivors' stay in the Displaced Persons (DP) camps in children's homes and in internment camps was regarded by most of the Jewish refugees as a temporary arrangement the realization that many of them were alone in the world and the physical and emotional scars and deprivations burdened many survivors they managed to transform their new communities into centers of social cultural and educational activity with a vitality to rebuild their lives: they held sporting events and celebrated Jewish holidays; they established theaters and orchestras and published newspapers; and they studied preparing themselves for a new – and more hopeful – life after the Holocaust To read more about the return to life in the DP camps, visit Yad Vashem's website for two special online exhibitions, "The Return to Life in the Displaced Persons Camps, 1945-1956" and "DP Camps and Hachshara Centers in Italy After the War." 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We received your message, and will contact you as soon as possible. 2022·Ski JumpingNaoki Nakamura moved from Sapporo to Germany (Bad Reichenhall) in the summer to live his dream of ski jumping Germany (AP) — Concerned after heavy snowfall officials in this small Bavarian town tested the weight of snow on the roof of their local skating rink and pronounced the structure safe the roof collapsed onto dozens of people enjoying a school vacation afternoon At least 10 of those inside were believed dead — including four children — and others trapped between piles of debris and the frozen surface of the rink and rescue workers — some arriving from neighboring Austria — swarmed around the building in the town of Bad Reichenhall Doctors set up a makeshift infirmary at a sports hall next door where injured people lay with intravenous hookups and fire crews worked to shovel away debris A helicopter kept a floodlight on the scene as rescue workers scrambled into the early hours Tuesday to find victims and prop up what remained of the roof rescuers with dogs went into the building a little before midnight Six victims were recovered from the building and another four had been located inside and were believed dead He added that "there are still people missing," but it was unclear how many At least four children were among the victims of the collapse on a school holiday Monday with about 50 people inside Police said 18 people were hurt and 16 people escaped without injury police spokesman Franz Sommerauer said rescue crews had gained access to around half the hall but still had not reached the people trapped They were trying to remove the largest chunks of debris with the help of six cranes Officials clung to hope that more survivors would be found after a 6-year-old girl was rescued late Monday with no major injuries more than five hours after the collapse "There is still a chance that we can rescue living people from the rubble," Rudi Zeis Among the confirmed deaths were two boys ages 12 and 13 one of whom was killed along with her mother said rescuers feared those buried under the debris would have been pressed against the cold surface of the rink in freezing weather "Our rescue workers are expecting not just seriously injured people but also people suffering from hypothermia," Volk said snarling traffic and delaying badly needed equipment Fire service officials said the flat roof appeared to have collapsed under the weight of snow Local officials said there was a roughly 8-inch layer of snow on the roof of the building had large glass windows around its sides and a concrete roof It was attached to a municipal swimming pool An official with a local ice hockey club said town authorities told him a half hour before the accident that a practice session for youth players was canceled because the rink was at risk of collapsing "apparently the public skating was still continuing," Thomas Rumpeltes told The Associated Press Mayor Wolfgang Heitmeier said the weight of the snow had been measured at midday and that it was well below the point at which the hall would have to be closed following strong snowfall in the afternoon there had been concerns that critical levels could be reached Tuesday and evening training was canceled as a precaution The snow was to have been shoveled off Tuesday morning he said officials did not see any danger on Monday "because the levels were significantly below the limit." Bayerische Rundfunk radio reported that a supervisor had ordered the last skaters off the ice seconds before the collapse It also said loud creaking was heard just before the accident on the Austrian border about six miles from Salzburg Bavarian Red Cross spokeswoman Hanna Hutschenreiter said rescue services had been called in from a wide area around the town Bavarian Governor Edmund Stoiber said he was "deeply shaken" by news of the accident "Our hopes now rest with the rescue forces at the scene who are doing everything they can," he said Students and parents of Abington Senior High School gathered on campus to greet 45 exchange students from Karlsgymnasium, Germany, who will be participating members of the school community for the next three weeks. 30 Abington student had visited the exchange students in their homeland earlier this summer. From their Facebook post: 38 Abington students of German and their families excitedly greeted their 45 German exchange partners from Karlsgymnasium in the Bavarian town of Bad Reichenhall Cornelia Grabichler and Johannes Kindermann It was a joyful reunion for 30 of the Abington students who had visited their partners in Germany six weeks ago The Abington students are looking forward to giving their German partners the insider’s perspective on the life of an American high school student for the next three weeks by attending class For all the latest news, follow us on Facebook or sign up for Glenside Local’s “Daily Buzz” newsletter here Photos courtesy of Abington Senior High School '#' : location.hash;window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery = location.search === '' && location.href.slice(0 location.href.length - window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash.length).indexOf('?') !== -1 '?' : location.search;if (window.history && window.history.replaceState) {var ogU = location.pathname + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery 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foreign students and professionals on their way to Germany we cover topics from the host countries and from Germany we take local and global perspectives and promote international dialogue The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany with a global presence We facilitate international cultural exchange promote access to the German language and support the unimpeded development of culture and science The Goethe-Institut has more than 150 locations worldwide; some housed in historical buildings They bear witness to a rich and varied history and have weathered political upheavals crises and natural catastrophes over the decades Spain and Singapore meet for lunch or musical events at the Kreidls’ inn in the 1960s They host individual Goethe-Institut language students for a few months at a time Visitors leave a written record of their stay in a guest book but my heart will always be here,” one Spanish student writes in farewell some Goethe-Institut alumni make it a point to drop in on the Kreidls whenever they are in Germany The Goethe-Institut Achenmühle no longer exists and in 2021 Maria Kreidl passed away at the age of 87 forever held fast in a guestbook that tells stories of convivial evenings the Goethe-Institut adapts its location concept to changing demand and greater competition from other language course providers such as universities and adult education centres The newer schools are preferentially located in larger cities or university towns like Göttingen and Freiburg is the last one not located in a major German city Institute director Sabine Haupt does not see this as a disadvantage: “I think our small town is the ideal German city,” she says adding: “Learning German in Schwäbisch Hall also means seeing the big picture in a small setting.” Just one year after the Goethe-Institut is founded the first international institute opens in Athens and activities beyond Germany’s borders rapidly take off in the 1960s The Federal Republic of Germany has opened itself to the world again and is being represented by the Goethe-Institut as a German cultural institution Spearheaded by then head of the Cultural Department at the German Foreign Office Dieter Sattler around 100 German cultural institutes maintained by the Foreign Office and German-foreign societies abroad are gradually integrated into the Goethe-Institut from 1959 onwards a comprehensive network develops and institutes in places like Athens Madrid and Paris are joined by counterparts in Bangkok and Buenos Aires the world is in a state of upheaval: Many colonies in Africa and Asia gain their independence after World War II so a number of new nation states emerge in the mid-20th century The Goethe-Institut responds by establishing institutes in these countries The Goethe-Institut network grows rapidly during this time increasing from 31 to 81 institutes from 1960 to 1962 The 1990s also see a wave of new institutes as the world hits a political turning point when the Iron Curtain falls This historic moment ends the Cold War and changes a bipolar political constellation into a multipolar one while opening up a whole new world of culture the Goethe-Institut reacts immediately and expands its network towards Eastern Europe – starting with the Goethe-Institut in Budapest (Hungary) in 1988 Goethe institutes gradually pop up in other former Soviet Union states doing cultural and language work around the globe always involves the risk of getting caught up in the maelstrom of political upheavals and crises This experience was not limited to the institutes in the Eastern European countries founded during the post-Cold War transition period like the institutes in Paris and Madrid in the 1970s targeted by left-wing extremist terror like the 2010 earthquake in Chile that severely damaged the institute’s building Some institutes have had to suspend their activities when civil wars broke out were able to remain open despite sometimes war-like conditions like the Goethe-Institut Beirut during the Lebanon conflict “The story of every person I meet in Lebanon is the story of this war,” author Michael Kleeberg writes in his Lebanese travel diary “The Beast That Cries.” The small country situated between Syria and Israel experiences some terrible years Almost all foreign cultural institutes close their Lebanese branches one after another and the Goethe-Institut headquarters also withdraws its German staff from the region for security reasons Ten years ago for Maren Niemeyer’s “Planet Goethe – 60 Jahre Goethe-Institut” (Planet Goethe – 60 Years of the Goethe-Institut) film Volker Schlöndorff recounts filming Beirut in 1980 But even the most enduring and resilient place is not invulnerable: The devastating explosion in the port of Beirut in the summer of 2020 causes extensive damage to the Goethe-Institut building the search for new accommodation for the institute is in full swing the staff has temporarily moved to a nearby co-working space and is still organising events and language courses from there – as unflinching in the face of danger as Simon Yussuf Assaf once was many other institutes have also been fortunate to have loyal staff who show great courage and determination in the face of adversity Not just with political crises either: some deal with natural disasters and difficult infrastructural conditions when super cyclone Amphan rages through India and Bangladesh with wind speeds of up to 185 km/h security guard Narayan Muhuri protects the Goethe-Institut Kolkata from major damage he is awarded the Klaus von Bismarck Prize for his efforts The concept currently being promoted in the USA and some other countries is also forward-looking and flexible The challenge in such a large country is how to ensure a high level of visibility despite the vast distances One solution is to concentrate exclusively on the classic metropolises like New York The Goethe-Institut is trying a more innovative approach testing pop-up institutes in places like Kansas City these are temporary branches housed in empty storefronts where Goethe-Institut staff can develop a diverse program establish a cultural network with Germany – and have an impact on the society of their country and city The fact that the pop-ups are temporary project spaces does not detract from their success the director of Goethe Pop Up Seattle Arabelle Liepold says Quite the opposite in fact: “Our programme range is consistently well received and our visitor numbers continue to rise.” It will allow a comprehensive network beyond the fixed institutes and cities to develop in the coming years and decades the concept is an exciting addition to Seattle’s cultural life: “The open spatial concept of the pop up and the fusion of exhibition space and workplace dissolves the traditional barrier between visitors and staff.” Even visitors who have no previous connection to Germany are interested in dropping in to learn more about the Goethe-Institut’s work “None of the other countries’ cultural institutes in Seattle offer a comparable concept that allows for such immediate connections,” Liepold asserts Over the course of its nearly three-year existence Pop Up Seattle has become the city’s main point of contact for German culture and German-American relations: “It is our little Goethe-Institut you can touch.” the Goethe-Institut in Mexico City is long established it is located right in the centre of the constantly expanding megacity visitors can immediately see that this is a locus of creative work where the important questions of the future are being addressed: The Goethe-Institut in Mexico City is surrounded by a green wall comprising moss and ferns instead of concrete that emits a welcome breath of fresh air for passers-by in the stuffy city Other institutes taking a far-sighted approach include the Bangkok (Thailand) branch which – in a country whose beaches are threatened by kilometre-long carpets of plastic waste – has committed to the no-plastic maxim which almost exclusively generates all its own electricity via solar power the mobile solar energy plant on the roof can cover 95 percent of the institute’s electricity needs Bangalore and Chennai (India) sites also produce their own solar power while Helsinki (Finland) exclusively uses wind power to meet its in-house energy needs the Goethe-Institut Bangkok not only banned disposable packaging from its offices (or came up with creative uses for packaging that was unavoidable and began teaching sustainability and environmental protection in German lessons at schools As soon as the institute in Thailand can reopen after a Corona-related closure it also plans to take the lead in developing a comprehensive sustainability management strategy together with the United Nations Environment Programme The aim is to implement further environmental and climate protection measures for all institutes in the Southeast Asia The sustainable approach will soon be particularly impressive in Dakar where the Goethe-Institut building will be constructed from materials used in Africa’s traditional architecture: clay buildings on the African continent have been constructed from natural materials with only one problem: They often cannot withstand rain or wind Sheet metal and cement have therefore gained more prominence in recent years “Clay is absolutely a durable building material; you just have to know how to use it properly,” Francis Kéré says he has already shown how pressed clay panels can be used to construct ecological buildings Now he will implement this philosophy in the new Goethe-Institut building in Dakar This website is intended to be accessible and useful to as many people as possible We use personal data in accordance with our data protection policy The accident happened in the town of Bad Reichenhall at about 4pm Last night police confirmed that at least 11 people - including a child - had been killed a young man and a child aged seven or eight Another person was rescued but subsequently died in hospital Five more bodies have been seen but not yet recovered," a police spokesman in the nearby town of Traunstein said Rescuers were battling with difficult conditions to pull survivors - including many children on school holidays - from the wreckage Police said about 50 people had been inside the building when the roof suddenly gave way Thirty-two injured people had been rescued Up to 20 more people were still believed to be trapped beneath the rubble Heavy snow was continuing to blanket the area impeding the rescue operation and causing traffic chaos in the town A town hall spokeswoman said the accident happened just after the day's official close of business police spokesman Fritz Baun said firefighters were at the scene and "trying to shore up the remains of the roof to gain access to the survivors" He added that it was "deathly quiet" in the hall with no sign of life coming from under the rubble Rescuers had called in a crane to lift the collapsed roof The operation was expected to go on all night The disaster came after 12 inches of snow fell yesterday in a matter of hours in the mountain region close to the border with Austria and the city of Salzburg hundreds of military and civilian rescue workers were at work on the site but officials were concerned that the wreckage was still unsafe It's rumbling and you have the feeling it could all come down at any minute," Ruedi Zeiss The disaster was the second major incident to hit the area yesterday were engulfed in an avalanche earlier in the afternoon Seven of them managed to dig themselves out there had been warnings of problems with the roof of the ice rink earlier in the day Training for school groups had been cancelled but the rink had remained open for public use confirmed that his team's training session had also been called off at the last minute because of the danger posed by snow on the building's flat roof "Apparently public ice-skating carried on," he told the Associated Press said he was "deeply shocked" by the "serious accident" offered the federal government's assistance Rescue workers searched frantically for survivors yesterday in the wreckage of a collapsed ice rink in the Bavarian Alps as police raised the death toll to at least 10 with rescuers fearing more parts of the roof could still fall in the search in the town of Bad Reichenhall has developed into a race against time Six cranes were holding up the parts of the roof that were still intact as sniffer dogs were sent in to hunt for skaters trapped in the debris The rescue operation was also hampered by continuing heavy snow with more bad weather forecast for yesterday had been retrieved from the debris of the rink while a fourth child died on the way to a hospital in the nearby Austrian city of Salzburg but have been unable to pull them from the rubble "We are assuming that we will find still more dead," said Franz Sommerauer the police spokesman in the nearby town of Traunstein Rescuers held some hope of finding survivors after hearing noises probably made by people trapped under the rubble About 50 people were in the building at the time of the collapse Bad Reichenhall had been hit by heavy snow following a blizzard that began overnight Sunday but the region is accustomed to heavy snowfall each winter The victims so far included a woman of 35 and her eight-year-old daughter but died before he could be brought to a hospital in Salzburg The tragedy came amid heavy snowfall on one of the final days of Germany's Christmas school holidays "Several bodies have been detected among the rubble and they are probably dead although for the moment we cannot reach them," Hubertus Andra An added complication is that any survivors may be pressed against the ice and at risk of hypothermia said a spokesman for the private aid group Maltese Association which sent staff to counsel victims' families "We fear that we will find many children among the dead and the injured," the association's local spokesman Peter Volk said while many residents of this Alpine spa resort waited nearby in for news of relatives or friends Specially-trained avalanche dogs were also deployed They did get some good news late on Monday; shortly after 10pm GMT -- around seven hours after the roof collapsed -- a woman and a six-year-old girl were pulled from the debris suffering only from bruising and the cold It was not immediately certain what caused the roof of the building said overlying snow was due to have been cleared from the roof before its collapse Rumpeltes said that authorities told him of the impending clearance at 2:30pm GMT -- half an hour before the accident -- and he cancelled a practice at the rink for a youth team He said that no one had warned of any risk of collapse and that the snow removal was a precautionary measure German ice rink disaster death toll rises to 15 (Reuters) Updated: 2006-01-05 10:21 Koizumi blames China, South Korea for bad ties Green light given to eco-friendly vehicles China launches site to report corruption Sharon suffers life-threatening stroke Police say private life rule not much cop US miners tried to save themselves, 12 dead ABC News News HomeGerman ice rink roof collapsesShare German ice rink roof collapsesTue 3 Jan 2006Tuesday 3 January 2006Tue 3 Jan 2006 at 6:28amHeavy snowfall: A roof of an ice skating rink collapsed in Bad Reichenhall (Reuters) Link copiedShareShare articleThe roof of an ice rink has collapsed in southern Germany, killing at least five people. Police say up to 50 people were inside the ice rink in the Bavarian Alpine town of Bad Reichenhall when the roof caved in under heavy snow. Five people are missing and 26 have been injured, some seriously. Emergency services are now at the scene and rescue workers from Salzburg have been called in. The fire brigade is propping up the remaining sections of the roof and emergency workers with sniffer dogs are searching for survivors. Parents have gathered at the scene, calling out the names of their missing children in the darkness. District authority head George Grabner says rescuers are doing everything possible. "First of all, we have to make the roof secure so we can search for the rest of the people," he said. "We've got nearly 700 helpers here from the police, the Bavarian and Austrian Red Cross. "There are rescue dogs here, the army's here - we're doing everything humanly possible to rescue the people still lying under the roof." Police say rescue efforts have been hindered by the size and weight of the collapsed roof and by bad weather, which has prompted authorities to declare a state of emergency in the region near the Austrian border. "The rescue work is proving very difficult," police spokesman Fritz Braun said. "It is very difficult to get into the building - the roof which has collapsed can only be lifted with heavy equipment." He has declined to comment on the possible causes. But the chairman of the local ice hockey club, Thomas Rumpeltes, has said municipal authorities warned his team the hall was unsafe for a planned training session about 30 minutes before the collapse. "Ice skating for the public evidently still went on," he said. German media have said local people have complained for many years the hall was in a poor state of repair. Children in the southern state of Bavaria are still on holiday and authorities say many were inside the hall. "On an afternoon like this, we expect it was mostly children and families," a government spokesman, who declined to be named, said. The accident came shortly after a separate incident in which 10 skiers in the nearby mountains were caught by an avalanche, killing two people. One person is still missing after the avalanche, while seven others have managed to dig their way out of the snow. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) ABC News News HomeToll rises after German ice rink roof collapsesShare Toll rises after German ice rink roof collapsesTue 3 Jan 2006Tuesday 3 January 2006Tue 3 Jan 2006 at 2:00pmHeavy snowfall: A roof of an ice skating rink collapsed in Bad Reichenhall (Reuters) Link copiedShareShare articleAt least 11 people were killed and more were feared buried when the roof of an ice skating rink in southern Germany collapsed in heavy snow. Many children were inside the building in the southern town of Bad Reichenhall when it collapsed on Monday. "Five bodies have been recovered. Another person was rescued but subsequently died in hospital. Five more bodies have been seen but not yet recovered," a police spokesman said. Rescue workers with heavy cranes and sniffer dogs struggled in heavy snow and freezing temperatures to reach survivors but authorities were preparing for more casualties with no sign of life coming from under the piles of rubble. "It's unfortunately deathly quiet in the hall," police spokesman Fritz Braun said. In one hopeful sign for rescuers, a girl was rescued six hours after the roof collapsed at around 4pm local time on Monday afternoon. Officials said around 50 people were thought to have been in the sports complex when the roof collapsed. Some 30 injured were rescued but it was unclear how many were still trapped inside the debris, officials said. "For us, the big unknown is how many people were actually on the ice at the time and how many may have been able to get out on their own," police spokesman Hubertus Andrae said. Children in the southern state of Bavaria are still on holiday and authorities said many had been inside the hall. German public television reported that state prosecutors were examining the case to see if charges of negligence should be brought. Shortly before the roof collapsed, officials cancelled a training session of a local ice hockey team scheduled for the afternoon amid concern over the volume of snow building up. But officials said that measurements had shown the quantities of snow on the roof were within normally safe limits and there was no indication of any immediate safety threat. German media reported that building problems had long been identified in the structure, dating from the 1970s. 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At least five people were killed and around 25 were missing after the roof of a German ice skating rink collapsed amid heavy snowfall yesterday with many children inside Some 25 people were injured at the rink in the southern town of Bad Reichenhall "We fear there may be many more dead," Johann Bohnert a police spokesman in the nearby town of Traunstein As rescue workers battled driving snow to prop up sections of the roof a local administrative officer for the Berchtesgaden region Rescue efforts were hindered by the size and weight of the collapsed roof and by bad weather which prompted authorities in the region near Berchtesgaden A spokeswoman for the town authorities said a 20-tonne crane had arrived and was being used to clear the twisted debris around the sports hall He said work was halted at around 6.30 p.m (1730 GMT) to check the stability of the remaining structure which authorities feared could endanger rescuers but the work was expected to resume soon "The rescue work is proving very difficult It is very difficult to get into the building The roof which has collapsed can only be lifted with heavy equipment," police spokesman Fritz Braun told n-tv television Some 430 military and civilian rescue workers were on the scene which was brightly lit by surrounding emergency vehicles Children in the southern state of Bavaria are still on holiday and authorities said many had been inside the hall we expect it was mostly children and families," said a local government spokesman Police declined to comment on the possible causes of the collapse (1500 GMT) but German media reported that building problems had long been identified in the structure The chairman of the local ice hockey club told German public television that municipal authorities had warned his team at around 3.30 p.m that a training session planned in the afternoon would have to be cancelled "Ice skating for the public evidently still went on," Thomas Rumpeltes told ZDF television said the training could only have been cancelled to consider whether snow would have to be cleared from the roof not because there were definite safety fears He said measurements taken around midday had shown the amount of snow on the roof did not exceed normally safe limits The accident came shortly after a separate incident in which 10 skiers in the nearby mountains were caught by an avalanche Seven others managed to dig their way out after being buried in the snow rescuers had stopped searching for the missing skier and feared the worst please register for free or log in to your account.