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 . . .
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 the day. The department had also previously declined to share the Canadians official status, but now say they are among the roughly 150 still missing days after the Champlain Towers South came crashing down three days ago in Surfside, Fla.
Felix Mizioznikov/Shutterstock
At least four Canadians remain unaccounted for days after a condo building collapsed near Miami, Florida.
Global Affairs Canada confirmed to Daily Hive that at least four citizens are unaccounted for. The department previously stated that four Canadians “may be affected” by the collapse.
Global Affairs also disclosed that three different families have been affected by the tragedy, and that Canadian consular officials are in contact with families.
“Canada sends its deepest condolences to the family and friends who lost a loved one in the building collapse in Surfside, Florida,” a media spokesperson said.
“We wish those who were injured a quick recovery.”
Article content
Miami-Dade Fire Chief Alan Cominsky said his department is continuing to conduct a search and rescue operation and has no plans to give up the search for survivors.
“Hope, that’s what I’m focusing on,” he said.
Cominsky said rescue teams are searching aggressively, but the search remains a slow process.
“What we’re encountering here is a very extreme, challenging situation, this type of collapse is difficult,” he said. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel sprayed water on a fire in the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building as search and rescue operations continued on June 25. Photo by Joe Raedle /Getty Images
Pandemic rule breakers and hoping for a miracle: In The News for June 28 680news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 680news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.