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In an update received by the spokesperson for the Quebec coroner’s office, Geneviève Guilbault, stated on early Monday that the two bodies recovered out of the five missing and confirmed dead people in the Lac-Mégantic train disaster have been shifted to Montreal, though the identification process is expected to be a lengthy one.
Meanwhile, Sgt. Benoit Richard of the Sûreté du Québec explained that the number of people enlisted as missing is still near 40. The unforgettable incident has left the majority of the small Quebec town near the Maine border abridged to ashes, while first responders try to handle the situation even though they are still unable to access certain areas of the blast site. Furthermore, the search and rescue tasks were made difficult due to hazardous conditions on Sunday night. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has already sent nine investigators to examine the incident and recreate the exact sequence of events that led to the tragedy.
Guilbault confirmed that “of the five confirmed dead, two of the bodies have been sent to Montreal for identification.” She added that same proceedings will occur when the remaining three bodies will be recovered. Local authorities have held continues meetings with residents who were barred from the fire zone, and hence asked to staying in a local school continued overnight Sunday into Monday. Furthermore, social and mental-health workers have been working with the family members of those on the list of the missing to offer relief. A forensic team was located at the site too.
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