- Davenport, Iowa, officials paused the demolition of a collapsed building after a survivor was found.
- The survivor was rescued on Monday night, less than 24 hours before the scheduled demolition.
Davenport, Iowa, officials have paused the demolition of a collapsed apartment building after another survivor was rescued late Monday night. Now, protestors say they are more people still trapped in the rubble.
City leaders announced a demolition scheduled for Tuesday, according to The New York Times. Officials originally declared the rescue operation complete on Monday, saying they weren't aware of anyone still trapped in the building's remains.
But after finding a woman in the rubble on Monday night, they've now acknowledged they "do not know" how many people could still be missing, the New York Times reported.
The woman rescued on Monday night is Quanishia White-Berry, according to The Quad City Times.
It took a team of first responders and surgeons hours to retrieve White-Berry from the wreckage of her fourth-floor apartment, and, after having her left leg amputated above the knee to free her, she's now recovering at a nearby hospital with her wife Lexus Berry at her side, QC Times reported.
White Berry and her wife have a GoFundMe established for medical and moving expenses.
On Tuesday, dozens of protestors gathered at the site of the building demanding the city continue rescue efforts. At least five people with connections to the apartments remain unaccounted for, including two possibly still in the rubble, officials said, the New York Times reported.
Residents of the apartment had been raising concerns about the state of the building for months — including plumbing issues, water damage, and ceiling collapses — leading them to file various complaints about the building's condition. Tenants even reported that the building was going to collapse as far back as last year.