After an extended seek for victims within the rubble of an condo constructing hit by an explosion on Saturday, emergency authorities mentioned no different individuals had been lacking.
Emergency authorities formally ended the seek for victims on Monday on the web site of the devastating explosion in The Hague final weekend.
The last demise toll rose to 6, with the most recent sufferer discovered Sunday within the basement of the constructing. Authorities have confirmed that no different persons are lacking.
With the seek for victims full, police proceed to go looking the rubble for clues as to what precisely occurred, as the reason for the explosion that worn out a lot of the constructing stays unclear.
Although they’re evaluating the potential for prison intent, authorities should not offering any assertion as a result of ongoing nature of the investigation. So far there isn’t any indication that there was a pharmaceutical laboratory within the constructing.
Authorities mentioned 14 flats had been broken and 5 had been utterly destroyed within the explosion. Much of the constructing surrounding the explosion was evacuated, however some residents had been briefly allowed inside Monday to gather belongings.
The Dutch King and Queen additionally visited the positioning to talk to residents and volunteers. King Willem-Alexander mentioned he was “completely shocked” by what he noticed and heard. “When I take a look at the placement and the impression of the explosion on the constructing, and after I give it some thought, I nonetheless really feel my legs shaking,” he added.
Three of the six confirmed victims belong to the identical household. An eight-year-old boy is the one member of his household to outlive, dropping each mother and father and his 17-year-old sister.
The metropolis mayor Jan van Zanen has in the meantime issued an emergency ordinance which will likely be in drive till Friday. Flags on The Hague municipal buildings had been lowered to half-mast in commemoration of the victims.
