Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Thursday that 76 people were still potentially unaccounted for
Published July 8, 2021 •
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The Surfside condo collapse death toll rose to 64 Thursday after 10 more bodies were discovered, officials said
Another 76 people were still potentially unaccounted for, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said
The news comes as the painstaking search for survivors shifted to a recovery effort at midnight Wednesday
The bodies of ten more victims were recovered from the site of the Surfside condominium collapse, bringing the death toll to 64, officials said Thursday.
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Recovery workers vow not to let up in Florida condo collapse; death toll rises to 64
Rescue workers are now focused on finding remains instead of survivors in the rubble of a Florida condominium collapse. (Photo: AP)
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SURFSIDE, Florida: Rescue workers now focused on finding remains instead of survivors in the rubble of a Florida condominium collapse vowed on Thursday (Jul 8) to keep up their search for victims until they cleared all the debris at the site.
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A police officer walks past the collapsed and demolished Champlain Towers South condominium building, Tuesday, July 6, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) – Rescue workers now focused on finding remains instead of survivors in the rubble of a Florida condominium collapse vowed Thursday to keep up their search for victims until they cleared all the debris at the site.
A fire official told family members at a meeting that crews “will not stop working until they’ve gotten to the bottom of the pile and recovered every single of the families’ missing loved ones,” Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said at an evening news conference. He did not identify the official, but said the families were grateful.
The confirmed death toll rose to 64 Thursday, with another 76 people unaccounted for.
By TERRY SPENCERAssociated Press
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Excavators dig through the rubble of the Champlain Towers South on Thursday. Rescue workers focused on finding remains instead of survivors in the rubble.
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SURFSIDE, Fla. Rescue workers now focused on finding remains instead of survivors in the rubble of a Florida condominium collapse vowed Thursday to keep up their search for victims until they cleared all the debris at the site.
A fire official told family members at a meeting that crews “will not stop working until they’ve gotten to the bottom of the pile and recovered every single of the families’ missing loved ones,” Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said at an evening news conference. He did not identify the official, but said the families were grateful.
Levine Cava said rescue teams paused for a brief moment of silence at 1:20 a.m. Thursday to mark the moment the section of the Champlain Towers South collapsed exactly two weeks ago. It s been a rough couple of weeks, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday. This is a big void that s going to be felt, not just in these families but in this community as a whole.
Search crews are cataloging personal items they find in the rubble to return them to victims or their families, including legal documents, credit cards, jewelry and other personal items.
Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said he spoke with fire rescue workers who told him they won t stop working until they ve gotten to the bottom of the pile.