the interstate 35w mississippi rapids seven - channel viaduct in minneapolis , iowa has collapsing on both shoulders of the highway over the mckenzie river during this periods . subsequent reporting indicated at least nine residents had disappeared , but metropolitan police modified this to sixteen during a 7 : 30 a . m . ( real time ) press conference . tim snyder , the minneapolis police department subsequently stated that " most [ adding to the fourth ] people are confirmed deaths at the scene , " but would not elaborate on how high . at least 79 have been injured and at least 8 are still surviving , all believed to be in the rubble .
A bridge falls into the Mississippi River.