At least 79 people are dead or missing and presumed dead following the fire that tore through the 24-story Grenfell Tower in London, police have said.
Dozens of people have been reported missing since last Wednesday's early-morning blaze that struck while many who live in the building's 120 apartments were asleep.
The rest are missing presumed dead and Mr Cundy said "the terrible reality is that we may not be able to identify all those that died" inside what is now a blackened and charred shell.
Cundy said a criminal investigation into the tower blaze would be exhaustive.
The GRT said 50 families, who wished to work with the authorities, have been given a key worker today.
Emergency services' search and recovery operation in the burnt-out tower was ongoing on Monday.
London authorities late on Sunday released three new images of the interior of the charred tower. It is really hard to describe the devastation the fire caused.
Having ordered an emergency aid package for the fire survivors and a full public inquiry into the incident, Prime Minister Theresa May held a meeting Saturday with some of the survivors and family members of victims at a government office.
79 people feared dead in London high-rise fire
Yesterday, Downing Street announced that households affected by the fire would be given a down-payments of at least £5,500 . Rydon, the company that carried out the recent refurbishment, said the "project met all required building regulations".
"That's why she totally accepted that it (the government response) hadn't been good enough".
Two British officials have said that new exterior cladding used in a renovation of Grenfell Tower may have been banned under United Kingdom building regulations. Experts believe the aluminum composite panels, which contain a plastic insulation material, may have helped spread the flames quickly up the outside of the tower.
Trade Minister Greg Hands said the government is carrying out an "urgent inspection" of the roughly 2,500 similar tower blocks across Britain to assess their safety, while an opposition lawmaker urged the government to quickly secure documents in the Grenfell renovation for the criminal probe. "We will go where the evidence may take us".
The company behind the renovation also reportedly used banned, flammable cladding on the building's exterior to cut costs and make it more aesthetically attractive for neighbors in the Kensington and Chelsea borough, one of the UK's richest areas.
She has since announced additional support and a 5-million-pound relief fund for the rehabilitation of the victims. "Occupy it, compulsory purchase it, requisition it - there's a lot of things you can do", he said.
Hammond said that will be a focus of the inquiry and investigation.
Frustration has been mounting in recent days as information about those still missing in the blaze has been scanty and efforts to find temporary housing for the hundreds of now-homeless tower residents have faltered.
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