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Two more victims were found in the rubble of a partially collapsed apartment building in Florida on Friday, bringing the death toll from last week s tragedy to 22, with 126 people still unaccounted for, officials said Friday.
The rise in the number of victims came as Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said she had signed an order authorising the demolition of the part of the building that still stands, citing safety issues. Our top priority remains search and rescue. I want to be very clear about that, she said. We re still evaluating all possible impacts and determining the best timeline to actually begin the demolition.
Florida Building Collapse Toll Rises To 22
07/02/21 AT 8:26 PM
Two more victims were found in the rubble of a partially collapsed apartment building in Florida on Friday, bringing the death toll from last week s tragedy to 22, with 126 people still unaccounted for, officials said.
The rise in number of victims came as Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said she had signed an order authorizing the demolition of the part of the building that still stands, citing safety issues. Our top priority remains search and rescue. I want to be very clear about that, she said. We re still evaluating all possible impacts and determining the best timeline to actually begin the demolition.
2021-07-03 01:01:03 GMT2021-07-03 09:01:03(Beijing Time) Sina English
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Search and rescue teams search the rubble of the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Florida, on July 2, 2021.
Two more victims were found in the rubble of a partially collapsed apartment building in Florida on Friday, bringing the death toll from last week s tragedy to 22, with 126 people still unaccounted for, officials said.
The rise in number of victims came as Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said she had signed an order authorizing the demolition of the part of the building that still stands, citing safety issues.
Crestview Towers Condo in North Miami Beach (Credit: Google Maps)
More than 300 residents of a North Miami Beach condominium were evacuated late Friday, months after an inspection report determined the building was structurally unsafe.
The move came hours after Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said she signed an order for the portion of the Champlain Towers South that did not collapse to be demolished. No timeframe was given. Levine Cava assured families of the missing during a press conference that the demolition will not interfere with ongoing search and rescue efforts.
North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County and other municipalities have been auditing older buildings over four or five stories following the deadly Surfside condo collapse more than a week ago.