GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jul 22, CMC – The number of people who lost their lives when the MV Barima capsized last weekend, rose to 65 on Wednesday as efforts continue to re-float the 87-year-old vessel that sank as it made its way from Georgetown to Port Kaituma, a small village within the Barima-Waini administrative region of the country.
Prime Minister Mark Phillips told a news conference that five new bodies had been retrieved on Wednesday and that “the total number of bodies recovered since the commencement of search and rescue operation now stands at 65”.
He said 44 of the bodies have been positively identified by family members and “to date 23 of those identified have been released to their families.
“Regional authorities together with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security continue to work closely with grieving relatives to facilitate the release of the deceased for funeral rites and burials,” Phillips said, adding that “the number of rescued passengers and crew remains unchanged at 76”.
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