€50,000 raised for Urk family after collapse of German hotel

A fundraising campaign for the Urk family, who ended up under a collapsed hotel in Germany, has so far raised 50,000 euros. The three, including a small child, were trapped under the rubble but were rescued on Wednesday.

The Reichsschenke Zum Ritter Götz hotel collapsed for still unknown reasons at around 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Two people died in the collapse. Their identities have not been released.

The hotel in Kroev, Germany, collapsed on Tuesday evening. However, it is not yet known how this could have happened. 14 people were trapped under the rubble after the tragic collapse.

According to the initiator, the crowdfunding was set up to take the original victim, who suffered a fracture and internal injuries and had to be operated on, to the Netherlands by helicopter. He is not insured for this. The money raised will also be used to cover other uncovered medical costs and lost belongings. The target amount was 20,000 euros.

According to initiator Corne Zeeman, the crowdfunding campaign was launched to bring Mark Hoefnagel, the 26-year-old father of the Urk family, who suffered a broken bone and internal injuries and required surgery, to the Netherlands by helicopter. His wife Edi (23) and their two-year-old son Jamie survived the collapse with minor injuries. They were saved by a door that fell on them during the collapse, which protected them from the rubble.

Kroev, in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, is a popular vacation spot for Dutch people. It is located next to the Moselle River and close to the Dutch border, about 2.5 hours from Maastricht.