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 threat of a tropical storm moving in the direction of the Miami metro area, where Surfside is located.
At a press conference near site of the Champlain Towers – which collapsed at 1:30 am on June 24 – Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced the new death toll figure of 16, reducing the number of people on the missing list to 147, while 139 people who were in the condo complex – albeit in uncollapsed wings – at the time of the tragedy survived.
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