Mayor: 5 unaccounted for including 2 likely in wreckage of collapsed Iowa apartment building

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The mayor of Davenport, Iowa, says five people remain unaccounted for including two people who could still be in the wreckage of a partly collapsed apartment building. Mayor Mike Matson and the police chief confirmed the numbers at a news conference on Tuesday. The announcement followed criticism that the city is moving too quickly toward demolishing the building. A woman was rescued Monday after authorities initially said no known people were left inside. No fatalities have been reported in the Sunday evening collapse. There’s now a gaping hole in what was once the historic Davenport Hotel, where many residents had complained of unmet maintenance needs.


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