AUTHORITIES find another body from the collapsed building in Angeles City. (FB)
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – Two more bodies were recovered on Wednesday evening in the collapsed building here, bringing the death toll to 27.
The Unified Command said the 26th body was extricated from the site at 6:38 p.m. and turned over to appropriate authorities at 7:14 p.m. for Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) procedures.
The 27th body was found 11 minutes later at 6:49 p.m. and also turned over at 7:14 p.m. for identification.
The Unified Command said the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th bodies were extricated in the morning. Hours later at around 4 p.m. amid a heavy downpour, a 25th body was recovered.
Search, rescue, and retrieval operations continue at the collapse site as responders carefully clear debris and assess the area.
The nine-story building under construction collapsed after heavy rain before dawn on Sunday, May 24.
Twenty-seven individuals survived the incident.
Authorities have yet to determine why the building collapsed.