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ANGELES CITY, PAMPANGA, Philippines — The death toll from the May 24 collapse of a nine-story building under construction in Barangay Balibago here rose to 27 on Wednesday after rescue workers recovered four more victims from the rubble of concrete and steel.
The latest fatalities were recovered between 7:21 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the Unified Command that oversees search, rescue and retrieval operations at the site.
Authorities have yet to release the identities of the latest victims pending verification and notification of relatives.
At the start of the operation, around 20 people, mostly construction workers, were reported missing. However, responders continue to retrieve victims who were not included in the original list, including an infant recovered on Tuesday night and several others whose identities have yet to be verified.
