Firefighters noted “the particular difficulties of intervention” and said in a statement the judicial authority will proceed to identify the victims.
Marseille mayor Benoit Payan tweeted Monday that “the pain and sorrow are great.” He expressed his thoughts for the families of the victims and “those who are suffering.”Payan told French media that more than 100 firefighters on site were searching for at least six people believed to have been trapped in the five-story residential building. “There is still hope” to find survivors, he said.
Firefighters gather near the street where a building collapsed early on April 9, 2023 in Marseille, southern France.AP
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