25 June,2010 07:33 AM IST | | Agencies
New York City officials say a renewed search this year of debris in and around the World Trade Center site has led to the recovery of 72 human remains.
The sifting of more than 800 cubic yards (612 cubic metres) of debris recovered from ground zero and underneath roads around the lower Manhattan site began in April and ended last week.
The greatest number of remains -- 37 -- was found from material underneath West Street, a highway on the west side of ground zero. The city began a renewed search for human remains in 2006. More than 1,800 remains have been found.
