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| Didcot Power Station collapse: Rescue attempts criticised | Didcot Power Station collapse: Rescue attempts criticised |
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| Two of the three families of missing workers feared trapped at the collapsed Didcot A Power Station have criticised emergency services' rescue attempts. | Two of the three families of missing workers feared trapped at the collapsed Didcot A Power Station have criticised emergency services' rescue attempts. |
| Jade Ali, 28, said she had been "left in the dark" about the search for partner Christopher Huxtable, 34. | Jade Ali, 28, said she had been "left in the dark" about the search for partner Christopher Huxtable, 34. |
| He is one of three men believed to be trapped under the debris of the decommissioned power station. | He is one of three men believed to be trapped under the debris of the decommissioned power station. |
| The Health and Safety Executive said its priority was to recover bodies from the rubble. | The Health and Safety Executive said its priority was to recover bodies from the rubble. |
| Updates on this story and more from Oxfordshire | Updates on this story and more from Oxfordshire |
| But Ms Ali, from Swansea, said she felt rescuers had given up their search too early. | But Ms Ali, from Swansea, said she felt rescuers had given up their search too early. |
| "There's still a chance Christopher could still be alive," she said. | "There's still a chance Christopher could still be alive," she said. |
| One person died and five were injured after half of the 10-storey building collapsed on 23 February. | One person died and five were injured after half of the 10-storey building collapsed on 23 February. |
| Police said it was "highly unlikely" that the missing were still alive and that recovering bodies would take "many, many weeks". | Police said it was "highly unlikely" that the missing were still alive and that recovering bodies would take "many, many weeks". |
| John Howley, the uncle of Rotherham-based demolition worker Ken Cresswell, who is also believed to be trapped in the rubble, said there had been a "diabolical" delay in getting to the missing men. | John Howley, the uncle of Rotherham-based demolition worker Ken Cresswell, who is also believed to be trapped in the rubble, said there had been a "diabolical" delay in getting to the missing men. |
| He said: "It is just the uncertainty - you are hoping that they are still alive in there, but you have got to be realistic and think that it has been going on too long now." | He said: "It is just the uncertainty - you are hoping that they are still alive in there, but you have got to be realistic and think that it has been going on too long now." |
| Thames Valley Police said the families of Mr Cresswell, 57, and the third victim, John Shaw, 61, who is also from Rotherham, had confirmed their loved ones were missing. | |
| Site supervisor Mathew Mowat said he was seconds from being buried by the collapse. | Site supervisor Mathew Mowat said he was seconds from being buried by the collapse. |
| He said: "I feel guilty in not being under there with the guys and for coming home because they are still there left under that steel - it is ridiculous they are not out." | He said: "I feel guilty in not being under there with the guys and for coming home because they are still there left under that steel - it is ridiculous they are not out." |
| A Health and Safety Executive spokesman said: "Given the risks, scale and complexity of the incident and that the building collapsed without warning, emergency services have had to strike a very difficult balance between helping those trapped and injured, recovering the bodies and the need to avoid further harm on the site." | |
| Thames Valley Police said it met with the families of the victims on Monday and the structure was still "unsafe". They are seeking "specialist advice" on how to progress. | Thames Valley Police said it met with the families of the victims on Monday and the structure was still "unsafe". They are seeking "specialist advice" on how to progress. |
| A spokesperson added: "Our priority remains the recovery of their loved ones so they can be returned to their families and to understand what caused this incident." | A spokesperson added: "Our priority remains the recovery of their loved ones so they can be returned to their families and to understand what caused this incident." |