France: 4 Bodies Found After Marseille Building Collapse

France: 4 Bodies Found After Marseille Building Collapse
Firefighters gather near the street where a building collapsed e in Marseille, southern France, on April 9, 2023. Bishr El Touni/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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MARSEILLE—Two bodies were found Monday in the rubble following an explosion that collapsed a building in the southern French city of Marseille, bringing the confirmed death toll to four as rescuers continue searching for four more people who are unaccounted-for.

Two other bodies had previously been found overnight. The judicial authority will proceed to identify the victims, firefighters said in a statement.