The rescuers continue their work, tirelessly. More than 48 hours after the collapse of two buildings in Marseille, at least two people are still missing, Tuesday April 11. “Of course we hope to find pockets of survival, that’s what drives us”Lieutenant Adrien Schaller explained on Monday afternoon. For now, six bodies have been found in the pile of rubble in the rue de Tivoli. Their identification is in progress. Follow our live.
The families are “in doubt, fear and hope”. “The wait is long” for the families and next of those still missing, testifies on franceinfo Philippe Arcamone, president of the Red Cross in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. “It’s important that we are with them, that we are in a protected place, which allows them to isolate themselves and speak with Red Cross volunteers or Samu doctors.”
The investigation is continuing to determine the causes of the explosion. On Monday, the legal experts “were able to begin their work to identify the causes of the explosion”, occurred Sunday a few seconds before the collapse of the building located at 17 rue de Tivoli, announced the prosecution. For security reasons, they had not previously been able to access the site, which was too dangerous. The authorities are studying in particular the track ofa gas leak.
Some 200 people evacuated. In total, nearly 200 people, including several families, were evacuated as a precaution. On Monday, some of the inhabitants were able to come and collect some personal effects, while waiting to be able to return there soon.