Six bodies have now been found in the rubble of two dilapidated buildings that collapsed in the centre of Marseille earlier this week. Only one of the buildings, number 65, was occupied. “Everybody knew about the problems with the two collapsed buildings,” Patrick Lacoste, a spokesman for a local housing action group, said. A local resident, Toufik Ben Rhouma, blamed Marseille city hall for the disaster. Marseille city council has evacuated and rehoused 100 residents from neighbouring buildings and says heavy rain may have contributed to the collapse.

Source: The Guardian November 07, 2018 10:09 UTC