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Monday, June 19, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Monday, June 19, 2017
Death toll in London tower fire rises to 79
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSeventy-nine people are dead or missing and presumed dead from last week’s London high-rise blaze, police say on Monday as Britain holds a minute’s silence for the victims.
“As of this morning, I’m afraid to say there are now 79 people that we believe are either dead or missing and I sadly have to presume are dead,” police commander Stuart Cundy tells reporters.
Police had earlier put the toll at 58 presumed dead.
He says only five people had been formally identified so far by police, after officers earlier warned that some may never be identified due to the condition of the remains.
Cundy says the search and recovery operation is ongoing in the burnt-out 24-story building.
— AFP
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