6 more bodies pulled from tower rubble in highest daily toll
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SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) – Search crews going through the ruins of a Florida condo tower pulled six more bodies from the rubble Wednesday, bringing the number of confirmed dead to 18. It was the highest one-day toll since the building collapsed almost a week ago into a heap of broken concrete.
The number of residents unaccounted stands at 147.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava made the announcement at an evening news conference. She said two of the dead were children.
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.
Children Are Among the 18 Dead in Florida Condo Collapse
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Six more bodies were recovered from the rubble in Surfside, Fla., the mayor of Miami-Dade County said on Wednesday.
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Teams of rescue workers have removed more than three million pounds of debris in their search for more survivors after the collapse of a condominium tower in Surfside, Fla.CreditCredit.Maria Alejandra Cardona for The New York Times
Two children are among the known death toll in last week’s partial collapse of a condominium building in Surfside, Fla., which climbed to 18 on Wednesday as more bodies were recovered from the rubble.
Latest victims in condo tower collapse include 2 children
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SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) – As more human remains emerged Wednesday from the rubble of the collapsed Florida condo tower, the dead this time included the first children, ages 4 and 10, a loss that the Miami-Dade mayor called “too great to bear.”
Mayor Daniella Levine Cava made the announcement nearly a week after the Florida building came crashing down. After some preliminary remarks at a media briefing, she took a deep breath to gather herself and stared down at her notes. She spoke haltingly and said the disclosure came with “great sorrow, real pain.”
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Updated: Six more bodies found in condo rubble; at least 18 dead
Search and rescue crews work atop the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo building, where scores of people remain missing after it partially collapsed the week before, Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in Surfside, Fla.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Search and rescue personnel work atop the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo building, where scores of people remain missing after it partially collapsed the week before, Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in Surfside, Fla.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
SURFSIDE, Florida (AP) Search crews going through the ruins of a Florida condo tower pulled six more bodies from the rubble Wednesday, bringing the number of confirmed dead to 18. It was the highest one-day toll since the building collapsed almost a week ago into a heap of broken concrete.
The number of residents unaccounted stands at 147.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava made the announcement at an evening news conference. She said two of the dead were children.
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.