Eighth person confirmed dead after suspected gas explosion in Jersey

Death toll from blast on Saturday rises, with one remaining missing person

An eighth victim of a suspected gas explosion at apartments in Jersey has been confirmed dead, the island's police have said, with the body of one missing person still to be recovered.

A delicate recovery operation that will also seek to uncover the cause of the deadly blast at the Haut du Mont flats in St Helier, Jersey's capital, was continuing, the Jersey police chief, Robin Smith, said.