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Biden mourns with families as collapsed Florida condo search resumes By Katanga Johnson and Steve Holland Reuters SURFSIDE, Fla. (Reuters) -Rescue-and-recovery teams resumed picking through the rubble of a partially collapsed Florida condominium complex on Thursday, nearly 15 hours after the search for scores of victims believed buried in the rubble a week ago was suspended for safety concerns. The renewed search effort began, apparently on a limited basis, shortly after a visit to the site by ...

  SURFSIDE, FLA. -- Rescue efforts at the site of a partially collapsed Florida condominium building resumed Thursday evening after a 15-hour pause for safety concerns, and officials said they had started planning for the likely demolition of the remaining structure. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the decision about the demolition needs to be made "extremely carefully and methodically," considering the potential impact on the pile of debris and the effect on the search-an...

The slow work of sifting through the remnants of a collapsed South Florida condo building stretched into a seventh day Wednesday, as families desperate for progress endured a wrenching wait for answers. Elected officials pledged to conduct multiple investigations into the collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South in Surfside, vowing to convene a grand jury and to look closely…

Miami condo collapse death toll hits 18 as weather has potential to affect site Richard Luscombe © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Michael Reaves/Getty Images Authorities announced the recovery of six more bodies from the wreckage of a collapsed Miami condo tower on Wednesday, raising the confirmed death toll to 18. Four victims were recovered overnight while two additional victims found in the rubble were announced on Wednesday evening. Daniella Levine Cava, the mayor o...

Mexican search-and-rescue team on hold near Florida high-rise disaster Reuters 6 hrs ago By Katanga Johnson SURFSIDE, Fl. (Reuters) -Seven Mexican search-and-rescue volunteers who flew to Florida to help after a residential high-rise near Miami collapsed have been barred from the disaster site because of U.S. restrictions. A number of Mexican search-and-rescue groups called topos - which means moles - emerged from local rescue efforts after the devastating 1985 earthquake that hit Mexico City...

1 of 41 Its Day 6 of a painstaking effort to find survivors after the collapse of a beachfront Florida condominium. Thunderstorms rolled through Surfside on Tuesday, and debris fell overnight from the shattered edge of the remaining building. Search and rescue teams look for survivors at the collapsed 12-story oceanfront condo, Champlain Towers South, Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Pedro Portal Search and rescue personnel work atop the rubble at th...

2 Children Among the Dead as Death Toll Increases to 18 at Surfside Condo Collapse The death toll from the Champlain Towers South Condo rose to 18 Wednesday evening with another 147 people still unaccounted for Published June 30, 2021 • Updated 4 hours ago What to Know The bodies of six additional victims have been found in the rubble of a collapsed condo tower, raising the death toll to 18 people in Surfside Another 147 people remain unaccounted for as the search for survivors re...

Earlier in the day, crews searching for survivors in the ruins of a collapsed Florida condo tower built a ramp that should allow the use of heavier equipment, potentially accelerating the removal of concrete that “could lead to incredibly good news events,” the state fire marshal said Wednesday. Since the sudden collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South last week in Surfside, rescuers have been working to peel back layers of concrete on the pancaked building without disturbing the uns...

Mayor says 2 more victims found in rubble; death toll at 18 Poll Yes SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) – Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava says two additional victims have been found in the rubble of a collapsed condo building in Surfside, Florida, bringing the death toll to 18. Cava announced the information at a Wednesday evening news conference. Levine Cava says two of the victims were children. She says the number of residents unaccounted for now stands at 145. Earlier Wednesday, officials confir...

Building collapse death toll at 16, authorities coping with bad weather 3 minutes read Miami, Jun 30 (EFE).- Rescue teams are tirelessly removing rubble from the huge mound of debris resulting from the partial collapse of a 12-story condo building in Surfside, Florida, and – so far – the confirmed death toll stands at 16, although another 147 people are missing or unaccounted for. Rescue and recovery efforts are in their seventh day and the task is being made difficult by rain and the thr...