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N.Y. death toll surpasses 6,300
Foreigners added to list of victims feared dead at the site of the World Trade Center

By Larry McShane / Associated Press

Mike Albans / Associated Press A delegation of senators traveled by train Thursday to view the remains of the World Trade Center in New York. Comment on this story Send this story to a friend Get Home Delivery

   NEW YORK -- The number of missing in America's worst terrorist attack soared Thursday to 6,333, with hundreds of foreigners added to the list of victims feared dead beneath the crumbled World Trade Center.
   The number had been 5,422 for several days.
   Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said the sudden jump reflected reports of foreigners buried after two hijacked jetliners brought down the twin towers Sept. 11.
   The mayor has said there is little chance of finding anyone alive. The last survivor was found the day after the crashes.
   The news was an unwelcome jolt on a day when the city had edged closer to normalcy, with the small steps of children walking back into schools and the return of traffic to the Brooklyn Bridge.
   The exception was at ground zero, where rescue workers hunting for survivors toiled in vain for a ninth straight day.
   Forty U.S. senators toured the site for a firsthand look at the devastation. The group pledged to help the city recover and rebuild. Last week, Congress approved a $40 billion package that includes help for New York, and the Bush administration has pledged to cover all cleanup costs.
   Giuliani acknowledged that the 2,000-degree fire caused by the explosions of the two planes and the implosion of the 110-story towers make it likely that some victims will never be recovered.
   "Even weeks ahead, while we're removing stuff, obviously we're going to be looking," Giuliani said. "Right now, the possibility still remains. They're slim, but they still remain."
   The mayor said 6,291 people were injured in the attack and more than 80 area hospitals treated people afterward. At least 30 remained hospitalized at five Manhattan hospitals that saw the majority of patients following the attack.
   In all, 63 countries are believed to have victims in the rubble.
   According to the mayor, the British consulate said 250 British citizens were missing. Officials at other consulates also provided grim numbers Thursday: Germany, 120-150 missing, four confirmed dead; India, 91 missing; Canada, 35-50 missing; Japan, 24; Australia, 20, with three dead; Colombia, 20 missing, with one dead; and Philippines, 19 missing.
   The bodies of 241 people have been found so far. Of those, 170 have been identified by the coroner. There were funerals Thursday for eight of the more than 300 city firefighters lost in the attack.
   Larry Silverstein, leader of a consortium that took over a 99-year, $3.2-billion lease on the complex in July, said he intends to rebuild -- but not "a carbon copy of what was." Instead, he may construct four 50-story buildings.