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Search for Missing Continues as Officials Debate Demolishing Collapsed Iowa Apartment Building

  • Five people are still missing after a six-story apartment building partially collapsed in Davenport, Iowa.
  • Two of the missing are believed to be trapped in the wreckage amid fears that the remaining structure could collapse.
  • Nine people have been rescued so far, though two victims may still be trapped inside.
  • Officials are planning to search the unstable building again despite warnings from engineers that it could collapse further.
  • Residents and protesters have questioned whether crews searched thoroughly enough and if demolition plans were made too hastily.
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