23 dead as Angeles building rubble yields another body

ANGELES CITY, Pampanga— Rescuers recovered another body from the site of the collapsed nine-story building in Barangay Balibago on Wednesday morning, raising the death toll from the tragedy to 23. The Unified Command said the 23rd confirmed casualty was recovered at 9:12 a.m. during ongoing search, rescue, and retrieval operations at the collapse site. Authorities have yet to release details regarding the identity of the latest victim pending verification by the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO). READ: Death toll in Angeles building collapse rises to 22 The recovery came hours after responders extricated a victim at 7:21 a.m., who […]... Keep on reading: 23 dead as Angeles building rubble yields another body