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SURFSIDE — The official death toll from the partial collapse of a high-rise condominium complex near Miami rose to nine on Sunday, with more than 150 people still missing, as rescue teams picked through the rubble for a fourth day without finding further signs of life.

Death toll in Florida condo collapse climbs to 9, with 150 still missing What caused nearly half the 12-story building to cave in on itself in the wee hours of Thursday as residents slept has yet to be determined, but a 2018 engineers inspection report found major structural deterioration in the parking garage beneath the 40-year-old tower. Written By: Andy Sullivan / Reuters | 9:30 am, Jun. 27, 2021 × A couple at the beach reacts near the partially collapsed residential ...

Article content Teams from Mexico and Israel have been brought in to support the rescue operation. Three years ago, an engineering firm said the building needed major repairs to fix damaged concrete in columns, beams and walls. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said rescue and recovery operations are the first priority, followed by helping the survivors. “Then, the next most important thing is why did this happen?” he said Sunday. “I do think it’s important that we get a definitive explanat...

Families frustrated by slow pace of condo collapse rescue Poll yes By Terry Spencer And Russ Bynum, The Associated Press on June 27, 2021. Rescue workers search the rubble of the Champlain Towers South condominium, Saturday, June 26, 2021, in the Surfside area of Miami. The building partially collapsed on Thursday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) – Rescuers digging through the rubble of a Florida beachfront condo sought to reassure families that they were doing as much as possib...

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Families of the missing visited the scene of the Florida condo building collapse Sunday as rescuers kept digging through the mound of rubble and clinging to hope that someone . . .

For the first time in four days, neither weather nor fires have hampered the search and rescue mission underway at 88th Collins at the side of the collapsed condo.

Families of the missing visit site of Surfside condo collapse Hopes of finding survivors are fading, but families pushed for a visit to the pile of destruction where they feared their loved ones might be trapped.     Crews work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Many people are still unaccounted for after Thursdays fatal collapse. [ WILFREDO LEE | AP ] Published 1 hour ago SURFSIDE — Families of the missing visited the scene ...

At least four Canadians from three different families are unaccounted for after the deadly collapse of a Miami-area condo building, the federal government said Sunday as the official death toll in . . .

Why rescuing Miami collapse victims is so slow and difficult – 6/27/2021 – world ksuadminJune 27, 2021 A fire inside the rubble pile of the building that collapsed Thursday (24) in the town of Surfside, outside Miami, in the United States, is making the complex process of rescuing victims difficult. The death toll currently stands at nine, and there are still dozens of people missing. “Our rescuers found another body in the rubble,” said Daniella Levine Cava, mayor of Miami-Dade County,...

Published Sunday, June 27, 2021 1:43PM EDT Last Updated Sunday, June 27, 2021 4:46PM EDT At least four Canadians from three different families are unaccounted for after the deadly collapse of a Miami-area condo building, the federal government said Sunday as the official death toll in the incident rose to nine. Global Affairs Canada had said earlier on Sunday that four Canadians affected by the tragedy were from two families, but clarified the facts later in th...