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Fewer missing after collapse; building nearby called unsafe Associated Press SURFSIDE, Fla. – The number of people missing in the Florida condominium collapse fell Friday following a new review, but fears of another potentially catastrophic failure deepened after engineers found unsafe conditions in a different tower and ordered the entire building evacuated. The nearby city of North Miami Beach announced that an audit prompted by the deadly collapse of Champlain Towers found the 156-unit Cre...

Death toll at 22 as mayor signs demolition order, Surfside search crews eye Hurricane Elsa Douglas Hanks, Martin Vassolo, Daniel Chang and Charles Rabin, Miami Herald © Pedro Portal/TNS Rescuers and a rescue dog are seen on the rubble as the search and rescue mission continues at the 12- story oceanfront condo Champlain Towers South, nine days after the building collapsed, on Friday, July 2, 2021. SURFSIDE, Fla. — Four more victims of the Surfside condo collapse were recove...

Print this article As Hurricane Elsa approaches the southeast United States early next week, Miami is preparing for possible complications in search and rescue efforts at the Surfside condo collapse site. Local officials are unsure whether the storm will cause delays in the rescue mission but said they will modify protocols if necessary. “In regards to the hurricane, (it’s) now another significant obstacle in the horizon, heading this direction," said Alan Cominsky, Miami-Dade fire chief...

What Remains of Florida Condo Will Be Demolished, Mayor Says Last Updated July 3, 2021, 1:02 a.m. ETJuly 3, 2021, 1:02 a.m. ET Rescue crews in Surfside found four victims on Friday, one day after pausing their efforts because of worries about the building’s stability. Officials are also monitoring the path of Hurricane Elsa. Here’s what you need to know: -0:00 Mayor Orders Demolition of Standing Portion of Surfside Condo Daniella Levine Cava, mayor of Miami-Dade County, said that the death ...

Identities released of 3 additional victims in Surfside partial building collapse  From CNNs Rosa Flores and Deanna Hackney  The Miami Dade Police Department has released the identities of three additional victims of the Champlain Towers South partial building collapse.  In addition, the remains of a 7-year-old girl were recovered Friday, but her identity is being withheld at the request of her family.  The three victims are Bonnie Epstein, 56, Claudio Bonnefoy, 85, and Maria Obias-Bonnefoy...

Rebecca Santana Search and rescue personnel remove remains on a stretcher as they work atop the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo building where scores of people remain missing more than a week after it partially collapsed, Friday, July 2, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Rescue efforts resumed Thursday evening after being halted for most of the day over concerns about the stability of the remaining structure.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) July 03, 2021 - 8:06 AM SURFSIDE,...

Second Florida building evacuated as death toll rises to 22 in condo tower collapse Toggle share menu Advertisement Second Florida building evacuated as death toll rises to 22 in condo tower collapse Part of the Champlain Towers South collapsed in Surfside, Florida as residents slept in the early hours of Jun 24, 2021. (Photo: AFP/Giorgio Viera) 03 Jul 2021 08:41AM (Updated: 03 Jul 2021 08:50AM) Share this content Bookmark MIAMI: The death toll rose to 22 o...

Rescue efforts resume at collapse site; demolition planned RUSS BYNUM and TERRY SPENCER, Associated Press July 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 20 1of20A parked crane sits beside the still standing section of Champlain Towers South, which partially collapsed last Thursday, as rescue efforts on the rubble below were paused out of concern about the stability of the remaining structure, Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Scores of residents are still missing one week after the seas...

Share on Twitter US President Joe Biden has pledged federal assistance and offered comfort to the families of those killed and missing in last weeks Florida condominium collapse, after the search-and-rescue operation was temporarily suspended due to concerns about the stability of the remaining structure. Mr Biden traveled to Florida on Thursday a week after the 12-story Champlain Towers South partially caved in as residents slept. The confirmed death toll remained at 18, after the...

July 1, 2021 SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Rescue efforts at the site of a partially collapsed Florida condominium building were halted Thursday out of concern about the stability of the remaining structure after crews noticed widening cracks and up to a foot of movement in a large column, officials said. The stoppage that began shortly after 2 a.m. threatened to keep search teams off the rubble pile for an unknown period and dim hopes for finding anyone alive in the debris a week after the tower cam...