Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate, Alexander Schweitzer, expresses his "condolences to the relatives, family members, and friends of the people who did not make it" after a hotel collapsed in western Germany, killing two and injuring several others. Schweitzer adds that he is "grateful for the dedication, courage, professionalism and routine of the emergency services" despite the "tragic experience". Thirty-one residents from the local neighbourhood were evacuated, and some 250 search-and-rescue staff were working at the site. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES